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Q 12.17     Complete each synthesis by giving missing starting material, reagent or products.

         (vi)     \overset{NaCN / HCl}{\rightarrow}

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In this reaction, the nucleophile CN attacks on -CHO group because it has more reactivity towards CN^{-}.

Nucleophiles are chemical species that donate an electron pair to form bonds. They are Lewis bases because they donate electrons.

So the reaction gives

 

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