The addition compound obtained by treating propanone with hydrogen cyanide is:

propene cyanohydrin

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ethene cyanohydrin

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propane cyanohydrin

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ethane cyanohydrin

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Solution

The correct option is C propane cyanohydrin
The addition compound obtained by treating propanone with hydrogen cyanide is Propane cyanohydrin. The reaction can be wriiten as:
$C H_{3} C O C H_{3} + H C N \to C H_{3} (C N) C (O H) C H_{3}$

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