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Reaction of ethanal and hydrogen cyanide

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This page explains the mechanism for the nucleophilic addition reactionbetween carbonyl compounds (specifically aldehydes and ketones) and hydrogen cyanide. It also looks in some detail at why a racemic mixture is formed when hydrogen cyanidereacts with an aldehyde like ethanal.
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