what is difference between ethanol and ethanal
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Ethanol is an alcohol, so it has the functional group R-OH. ... Ethanal, on the other hand, is an aldehyde, which means it has the functional group R-COH. Unlike ethanol, ethanal cannot undergo esterification, and is what is distilled off after the ethanol is first oxidized.
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- Ethanol is an alcohol,
- so it has the functional group R-OH.
- Ethanal, on the other hand, is an aldehyde, which means it has the functional group R-COH.
- Unlike ethanol, ethanal cannot undergo esterification, and is what is distilled off after the ethanol is first oxidized.
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