Action of HCN on propanone
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Hydrogen cyanide adds across the carbon-oxygen double bond in aldehydes and ketones to produce compounds known as hydroxynitriles. ... With propanone (a ketone) you get 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanenitrile: The reaction isn't normally done using hydrogen cyanide itself, because this is an extremely poisonous gas.
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