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Hydrogen cyanide adds to acetylene to give acrylonitrile.

While this method was once the major industrial route, its use has been discontinued due to the expense and hazard of acetylene.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
HC≡CH
  +  
HCN
  +  
CuCl
  +  
NH4Cl
         
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Addition
Industrial Process: Organic

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