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Hydrogen cyanide reacts with butanal to give 2-hydroxypentanenitrile, the cyanohydrin.

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Butanal     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen cyanide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
2-Hydroxypentanenitrile     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Addition: Nucleophilic
British A-Level Chemistry: A2

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