commercially in racemic form from acrolein by conjugate addition of methanethiol followed by formation and hydrolysis of a cyanohydrin. it is used as a substitute...

hydroxyacetonitrile or formaldehyde cyanohydrin, is the organic compound with the formula HOCH2CN. It is the simplest cyanohydrin and it is derived from formaldehyde...

E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Acetone cyanohydrin Acetone thiosemicarbazide Acrolein Acrylamide Acrylonitrile Acryloyl chloride Adiponitrile...

annually. The word "acrylic" was coined in 1843, for a chemical derivative of acrolein, an acrid-smelling oil derived from glycerol. Acrylic acid is produced...

interactions with a sulfhydryl compound, which leads to the formation of a cyanohydrin that could rearrange to an aldehyde and thereby can possibly result in...

world's acetone is used as a solvent, and a quarter is consumed as acetone cyanohydrin, a precursor to methyl methacrylate. Acetone is a good solvent for many...

Propionitrile Aminopropionitrile Malononitrile Pivalonitrile Acetone cyanohydrin Related compounds DBNPA Supplementary data page Acetonitrile (data page)...

and for the electroplating of those metals. Via the intermediacy of cyanohydrins, a variety of useful organic compounds are prepared from HCN including...

Ethylene oxide easily reacts with hydrogen cyanide forming ethylene cyanohydrin: (CH2CH2)O + HCN → HO–CH2CH2–CN A slightly chilled (10–20 °C) aqueous...

Propionitrile Aminopropionitrile Malononitrile Pivalonitrile Acetone cyanohydrin Related compounds DBNPA Except where otherwise noted, data are given...