MHT CET 2022 Chemistry question

When aldehyde is treated with excess of monohydric alcohol, forms.

(A)Hemiacetal
(B)Oxime
(C)Imine
(D)AcetalCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

An aldehyde reacts with one equivalent of a monohydric alcohol in the presence of dry HCl gas to give an alkoxyalcohol, the hemiacetal, . With excess alcohol the hemiacetal reacts further to give the

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