Shock-induced non-equilibrium chemistry during meteoroid entry into Titan's atmosphere can produce HCN far more efficiently than equilibrium models, enough that about a hundred kilometer-scale impactors could supply Titan's present-day HCN.
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Modeling Atmospheric Alteration on Titan: Hydrodynamics and Shock-Induced Chemistry of Meteoroid Entry
Shock-induced non-equilibrium chemistry during meteoroid entry into Titan's atmosphere can produce HCN far more efficiently than equilibrium models, enough that about a hundred kilometer-scale impactors could supply Titan's present-day HCN.