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Aldehydes and Ketones Cyanohydrin Formation

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Which compound forms a cyanohydrin containing a chiral centre on reaction with HCN?

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Correct Answer: A) CH₃CHO

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Ethanal forms CH₃CH(OH)CN, whose central carbon is attached to CH₃, H, OH and CN, so it is chiral.

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