Edexcel International AS and A level Chemistry XCH11/YCH11 · 15.8.iii
Nucleophilic addition of HCN
- Code
- 15.8.iii
- In
- 15.8 Reactions of carbonyl compounds
- Topic
- U4 Rates, Equilibria and Further Organic Chemistry
- Course
- International AS and A level Chemistry XCH11/YCH11
- Board
- Edexcel
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Points in 15.8 Reactions of carbonyl compounds
- 15.8.i Fehling’s or Benedict’s solution, Tollens’ reagent and acidified dichromate(VI) ions
- 15.8.ii Lithium tetrahydridoaluminate(III) (lithium aluminium hydride) in dry ether (ethoxyethane)
- 15.8.iii Nucleophilic addition of HCN
- 15.8.iv 2,4-DNPH test for carbonyl groups
- 15.8.v Iodine in the presence of alkali (the iodoform test)