An organic compound formed when hydrogen cyanide adds to the carbon-oxygen double bond of an aldehyde or ketone.
From cyano- + hydrin (shortened from hydride). The term emerged in organic chemistry as scientists classified the new compounds created by these specific chemical reactions.
Cyanhydrins are like nature's chemical glue—they're intermediate compounds that chemists use to build more complex molecules, and they're so important that pharmaceutical companies use them to synthesize many life-saving drugs.
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