Quantrex Quantrex AcademyJEE · NEET · NDA PYQs with solutions Open app
NEET2002ChemistryAminesActual

The compound most suitable for the preparation of cyanohydrin is

Options

  1. AC ₂ H ₅ COOH
  2. BC ₆ H ₅ NH ₂
  3. CC ₂ H ₅ COC ₂ H ₅
  4. DC ₂ H ₅- C ₂ H ₅ .

Correct answer

C. C ₂ H ₅ COC ₂ H ₅

Step-by-step solution

Cyanohydrin can be prepared easily by the reaction of HCN with carbonyl compounds (i.e. Ketones)

Practice Amines on Quantrex Academy →

More from Amines

IN a chemical reaction Aniline is treated with NaNO ₂ and HCl to form a compound X. When X is further hydrolyzed by supplying heat it forms compound Z. Identify Z in this reaction. 2026Which of the following compounds is converted to sulfanilic acid by sulfonation? 2026Identify the product obtained when nitro alkanes are treated with Sn / HCl. 2026Identify the activity of ammonia due to the presence of lone pair of electrons in it, from following. 2026Which of the following is least alkaline ? 2026What type of compound the aniline is? 2026What type of amine is tert-Butyl amine? 2026Which is the correct decreasing order of boiling point for following amines? Tertiary amine (I), Secondary amine (II), Primary amine (III) 2026 Full Amines list All NEET PYQs