Conversion of ketones to cyanohydrins: benzophenone cyanohydrin

CAS index name: Benzeneacetonitrile, α-hydroxy-αphenyl

Organic Syntheses

Reaction scheme of Conversion of ketones to cyanohydrins: benzophenone cyanohydrin from Organic Syntheses
Scheme as published in Org. Synth. Coll. Vol. 7, p. 20; Vol. 60, p. 14.

A checked procedure from Organic Syntheses, the journal whose preparations are repeated in a second laboratory before publication. The full experimental, with amounts, hazards and characterisation data, is on orgsyn.org.

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