Question
Chemistry Question on Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques
The formation of cyanohydrin from a ketone is an example of
A
Nucleophilic substitution
B
Nucleophilic addition
C
Electrophilic addition
D
Electrophilic substitution
Answer
Nucleophilic addition
Explanation
Solution
Since, initial atta ck is by CN− (nucleophile) So, it is an example of nucleophilic addition reaction