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Instructions: Consider the data below to answer the following question(s) . Cyanohydrins are important intermediates in the synthesis of a-hydroxycarboxylic acids from ketones and aldehydes. The nitrile functional group can be hydrolyzed by aqueous acid to yield a carboxylic acid. Nitriles can also be hydrolyzed to carboxylic acids using aqueous base. When a cyanohydrin is treated with aqueous base, however, the original carbonyl compound is isolated. Instructions: Consider the data below to answer the following question(s) . Cyanohydrins are important intermediates in the synthesis of a-hydroxycarboxylic acids from ketones and aldehydes. The nitrile functional group can be hydrolyzed by aqueous acid to yield a carboxylic acid. Nitriles can also be hydrolyzed to carboxylic acids using aqueous base. When a cyanohydrin is treated with aqueous base, however, the original carbonyl compound is isolated.   Refer to instructions. The reaction of an aldehyde with hydrogen cyanide is an example of _____ reaction. A)  a nucleophilic substitution B)  an electrophilic addition C)  an electrophilic substitution D)  a nucleophilic addition Refer to instructions. The reaction of an aldehyde with hydrogen cyanide is an example of _____ reaction.


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Price-fixing

An illegal agreement among competitors to set prices, limit supply, or engage in other activities to maintain high prices and restrict competition.

Vertical Mergers

Mergers between companies at different stages of production within the same industry, aimed at increasing efficiency or control over the supply chain.

Interlocking Directorates

A situation where the members of a board of directors serve on the boards of multiple corporations, potentially leading to conflicts of interest.

Price-fixing

A form of market manipulation where competitors collude to set prices at a certain level, rather than allowing them to be determined naturally by market forces, which is illegal in many jurisdictions.

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