Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Carbonyl compounds

Carbonyl compounds — practice question

In 1903, Arthur Lapworth became the first chemist to study a reaction mechanism. The reaction he studied was between hydrogen cyanide and propanone. What is the mechanism of this reaction called now?

  • Aelectrophilic addition
  • Belectrophilic substitution
  • Cnucleophilic addition
  • Dnucleophilic substitution

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