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Aldehydes react with hydrogen cyanide to form cyanohydrins.

Generic Organic reaction

RCHO
  +  
HCN
         
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Aldehyde (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen cyanide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Cyanohydrin, alkyl (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Addition: Nucleophilic
Functional Group Interconvertion

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