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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: Doom91 on March 02, 2009, 01:03:11 AM

Title: making of a cyanohydrin
Post by: Doom91 on March 02, 2009, 01:03:11 AM

why does the use of the NaHSO3 and NaCN result in a larger yield than the use of NaCN and HCN

Title: Re: making of a cyanohydrin
Post by: sjb on March 02, 2009, 01:04:18 PM

I'm not sure that it would, but perhaps look at the mechanism of the reaction?