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Acetone reacts with hydrogen cyanide under base catalysed (hydroxide, carbonate, basic ion-exchange resin) conditions.

Alan Heaton (Ed.) An Introduction to Industrial Chemistry, Blackie (1996)
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HCN
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Addition
Addition: Electrophilic Protonation
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Industrial Process: Organic

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