Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Carbonyl compounds

Carbonyl compounds — practice question

A carbonyl compound X reacts with HCN in the presence of NaCN to produce a compound with $M_r = 85$. Compound X does not react with Fehling’s reagent. Identify X.

Abutanal
Bbutanone
Cpropanal
Dpropanone

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