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Question on Carbonyl Compounds
If the cyanohydrin of a carbonyl compound on hydrolysis gives lactic acid (CH3CH(OH)COOH), what is the name of the carbonyl compound?
Answer:
Ethanal.
Cyanohydrin Further Reactions (and their mechanisms):
Cyanohydrins reacting with hydrides produce primary amines.
Basic hydrolysis (usually with an acid, base and water) produces a carboxylic acid an NH3 gas or ammonium salt.