Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

Ethanal reacts with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of $\text{KCN}$ to form a hydroxynitrile. What is the initial step in the mechanism for this reaction?

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