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22. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS / Review of Nitriles / Problem 3
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How does the formation of cyanohydrins from ketones potentially lead to the creation of chiral centers?
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Cyanohydrin formation involves a radical mechanism that does not affect chirality.
B
Cyanohydrin formation always preserves the original chirality of the ketone without creating new chiral centers.
C
The ketone undergoes racemization, resulting in a mixture of enantiomers without new stereocenters.
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The addition of a cyanide ion to a prochiral ketone creates a new stereocenter at the carbonyl carbon.
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