Is CH3CHO Methanal or ethanal???????
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Ethanal (CH3CHO) and methanal (HCHO) can be differentiated by the iodoform reaction. Ethanal forms iodoform (yellow precipitate) on warming with iodine and sodium hydroxide solution.
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Methanal can be converted to ethanal by using the following set of reactions.
Methanal is first treated with methyl magnesium bromide.
The product obtained is then subjected to acidic hydrolysis.
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