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Author: John E. McMurry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 19.SE, Problem 43MP
When cyclohexanone is heated in the presence of a large amount of acetone cyanohydrin and a small amount of base, cyclohexanone cyanohydrin and acetone are formed. Propose a mechanism.
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