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12, Aldehydes and Ketones eLearn.Punjab
(b) Uses of Acetaldehyde
1. It is used in the production of acetic acid, acetic anhydride, n-butanol, ethanol,
2-ethyl-1-hexanol, vinyl acetate, paraldehyde, ethylacetate, etc. Brick-red-ppt
2. It is used to make acetaldehyde ammonia used as a rubber-accelerator.
3. It is used to make chloral hydrate, ethanol trimer and tetramer. Chloral hydrate
and ethanol trimer are both used as hypnotic drugs whereas ethanol tetramer is
used as a slug poison.
4. It is used as an antiseptic inhalent in nasal infections.
5. It is used in silvering of mirrors.
6. It is used to make phenolic resins and synthetic drugs.
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