Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

When $\text{KCN}$ is present, ethanal reacts with hydrogen cyanide to give a hydroxynitrile. What occurs in the first step of the mechanism for this reaction?

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