ok....it is a method of partial reduction of cyanides to aldehydes.
SnCl2 + 2 HCl ---> SnCl4 + 2 H
CH3--CN + 2 H (HCl)------> CH3----CH==NH.HCl (boiling water)-------> CH3CHO + NH4Cl
HCl and boling water written in brackets are to be written above arrows