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| Dec 11, 2023 at 22:06 | comment | added | jimchmst | The oxidation of aldehydes seems to go thru the hemiacetal. hemiacetal formation is enhanced by electron withdrawing. This explains the stability of vanillin that is a methoxyphenylaldehyde. | |
| Apr 14, 2020 at 15:02 | history | edited | Waylander | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 14, 2020 at 14:54 | history | answered | Waylander | CC BY-SA 4.0 |