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 nucleophilic addition of hydrogen cyanide to an aldehyde or a ketone yields amine as final product.

Question

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 nucleophilic 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:

Accepted Answer

Statement I is true but Statement II is false.. Statement I is correct because the addition of sodium hydrogen sulfite to aldehydes or ketones does involve a proton transfer that leads to the formation of a stable bisulfite adduct. However, Statement II is incorrect because the reaction of hydrogen cyanide with aldehydes or ketones typically forms a cyanohydrin, not an amine.

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