Assertion: acetaldehyde | /r/HasProperty | ch
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text: Acetaldehyde (CH 3 CHO), also called ethanal, an aldehyde used as a starting material in the synthesis of 1-butanol (n-butyl alcohol), ethyl acetate, perfumes, flavourings, aniline dyes, plastics, synthetic rubber, and other chemical compounds.
text: It is synthesized in the haloform reaction by the reaction of iodine and sodium hydroxide with any one of these four kinds of organic compounds: a methyl ketone (CH 3 COR), acetaldehyde (CH 3 CHO), ethanol (CH 3 CH 2 OH), and certain secondary alcohols (CH 3 CHROH, where R is an alkyl or aryl group).