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Acetaldehyde

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Acetaldehyde

Molecular formula: C2H4O CAS# 75-07-0
Categories: Aldehyde
PubChem CID: 177 | ChemSpider ID: 172 | CHEBI:15343 | CHEMBL170365
Names
English:
Acetaldehyd
Acetaldehyde(IUPAC)(CAS) [Wiki]
Acetic Aldehyde
Acetic ethanol
Acetylaldehyde
Ethyl Aldehyde
aldehyde
ethaldehyde
ethanal(IUPAC)

Variants of the formula:

/`|O|\H
H-C-C<//O>\H; H|#2|H
O||`/
CH3-CHO
H\/O`/|
H3C\//O
H3C/`|O|\H
O\\-CH3
CH3CHO
CH3CH=O
CH3COH
Related Compounds
Acid: Acetic acid
Alcohol: Ethanol
Next homologue: Propionaldehyde
Previous homologue: Formaldehyde
Elemental composition
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Symbol Element Atomic weight Number of atoms Mass percent

Reactions in which Acetaldehyde is involved

  • H2O + HC%CH -> /`|O|\H
  • {R}/`|O|\H + 2[Ag(NH3)2]OH -> 2Ag"|v" + {R}/`|O|\OH + 4NH3 + H2O , where R = H H3C H3C\ HO\/<`|wOH>\<|dOH>/<`|dOH>\<|dOH>
  • 2H3C/`|O|\H + O2 -> 2H3C/`|O|\OH
  • H3C-C<`|$itemColor1(blue)H><|H>-O$itemColor1(blue)H + CuO "T"-> CH3-C<//O>\H + Cu + $itemColor1(blue)H2O
  • H3C/`|O|\H + 3H/`|O|\H "Ca(OH)2"--> O\\-<`|/OH><|`/HO>-\OH