Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Carbonyl compounds

Carbonyl compounds — practice question

Propanone undergoes a nucleophilic addition mechanism when it reacts with an aqueous mixture of $\text{HCN}$ and $\text{NaCN}$. The first step in the mechanism is an attack by cyanide ions. Which diagram shows this correctly?

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