Given below are two statements:

Statement I : The nucleophilic addition of sodium hydrogen sulphite to an aldehyde or a ketone involves proton transfer to form a stable ion.

Statement II : The nucleophillic addition of hydrogen cyanide to an aldehyde or a ketone yields amine as final product.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Option 1 -

Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

Option 2 -

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Option 3 -

Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

Option 4 -

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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    alok kumar singh | Contributor-Level 10

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    Detailed Solution:

    Nucleophilic addition of sodium hydrogen sulphite to aldehyde or ketone is a;

    N a H S O 3 ? N a + + H S O 3 ?                

     

    So; nucleopilic addition of sodium hydrogen sulphite to an aldehyde or a ketone involves proton transfer to form a stable ion.

    Addition of hydrogen cyanide;

    Final product is cyanohydrin.

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