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Cyclohexanone forms cyanohydrin in good yield but 2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexanone does not. Explain why ?

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Cyanohydrin is formed by nucleophilic attack on carbonyl group (C=O), 2, 2, 6-trimethylcyclohexanone has more steric crowding due to three methyl groups

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