Understanding Chemistry

 

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The addition of hydrogen cyanide to aldehydes and ketones . . .

Facts and mechanism for the nucleophilic addition of hydrogen cyanide, HCN, to aldehydes and ketones.

The reduction of aldehydes and ketones . . .

Facts and a simplified mechanism for the reduction of aldehydes and ketones using sodium tetrahydridoborate, NaBH4.

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properties and reactions of aldehydes and ketones . . .

Covers all the physical and chemical properties of aldehydes and ketones required by UK A level syllabuses.

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