n the conversion of acetone to aceto-cyanohydrin, the effect o o: A make the intermediate more crowded B destabilize the charge on oxygen © stabilize the charge on oxygen destabilize the carbocation formed

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In the conversion of acetone to aceto-cyanohydrin, the effect of electron-donating substituents on the tetrahedral intermediate is
to:
A make the intermediate more crowded
B destabilize the charge on oxygen
(C stabilize the charge on oxygen
D destabilize the carbocation formed
Transcribed Image Text:In the conversion of acetone to aceto-cyanohydrin, the effect of electron-donating substituents on the tetrahedral intermediate is to: A make the intermediate more crowded B destabilize the charge on oxygen (C stabilize the charge on oxygen D destabilize the carbocation formed
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