Paraldehyde adduct reactivity

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Here is a bee with some need to find out something about the chemical properties of paraldehyde and its adducts .....here is his inquiry from the WD

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bwiti
Starting Dreamer

Posted - Feb 14 2005 : 12:26:36 AM

Thanks for that info! Sorry about that angry-alcoholic post.. Will paraldehyde form an adduct with a saturates solition of Na- or K-bisulfite, like with acetaldehyde or benzaldehydes??

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cascabel · Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:39 pm

Sorry for the late reply.

Paraldehyde, IIRC, will slowly decompose in solution to produce acetaldehyde. This then will form the bisulfite adduct. Paraldehyde itself however, no.

the cascabel (~_~)