Which compound, on reaction with hydrogen cyanide, produces a compound with a chiral centre?

A.
\(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CHO}\)
B.
\(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{COCH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{3}\)
C.
\(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CO}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{3}\)
D.
HCHO
Chemistry
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Exam No:9701_w24_qp_11 Year:2024 Question No:36

Answer:

A

Knowledge points:

13.2.1.1 homologous series
13.2.1.2 saturated and unsaturated
13.2.1.3 homolytic and heterolytic fission
13.2.1.4 free radical, initiation, propagation, termination (the use of arrows to show movement of single electrons is not required)
13.2.1.5 nucleophile, electrophile, nucleophilic, electrophilic
13.2.1.6 addition, substitution, elimination, hydrolysis, condensation
13.2.1.7 oxidation and reduction (in equations for organic redox reactions, the symbol [O] can be used to represent one atom of oxygen from an oxidising agent and the symbol [H] one atom of hydrogen from a reducing agent)
13.2.2.1 free-radical substitution
13.2.2.2 electrophilic addition
13.2.2.3 nucleophilic substitution
13.2.2.4 nucleophilic addition (in organic reaction mechanisms, the use of curly arrows to represent movement of electron pairs is expected; the arrow should begin at a bond or a lone pair of electrons)
17.1.1.1 the oxidation of primary alcohols using acidified and distillation to produce aldehydes
17.1.1.2 the oxidation of secondary alcohols using acidified or acidified and distillation to produce ketones
17.1.2.1 the reduction of aldehydes and ketones, using to produce alcohols
17.1.2.2 the reaction of aldehydes and ketones with HCN, KCN as catalyst, and heat to produce hydroxynitriles exemplified by ethanal and propanone
17.1.3 describe the mechanism of the nucleophilic addition reactions of hydrogen cyanide with aldehydes and ketones in 17.1.2(b)
17.1.4 describe the use of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (2,4-DNPH reagent) to detect the presence of carbonyl compounds
17.1.5 deduce the nature (aldehyde or ketone) of an unknown carbonyl compound from the results of simple tests (Fehling’s and Tollens’ reagents; ease of oxidation)
17.1.6 deduce the presence of a – group in an aldehyde or ketone, , from its reaction with alkaline (aq) to form a yellow precipitate of tri-iodomethane and an ion,

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