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The formation of cyanohydrin from acetone is which type of reaction?
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Cyanohydrin formation:
This reaction is nucleophilic addition reaction.
Step (i): The nucleophilic carbon in the cyanide adds to the electrophilic carbon in the polar carbonyl group, electrons from the C = O move to the electronegative O creating an intermediate alkoxide.
Step (ii): An acid/base reaction protonation of the alkoxide oxygen creates the cyanohydrin product.
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