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Question
Write the products formed when CH3CHO reacts with the following reagents : HCN
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Solution 1
Acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) reacts with hydrogen cyanide HCN to give 2-Hydroxypropapanenitrile as product.

Solution 2
Acetaldehyde add a molecule of hydrogen to form acetaldehyde cyanohydrin.

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