What is the trivial name of #"H"_3"CC(=O)H"#?

1 Answer
Dec 29, 2016

#"Of acetaldehyde..............??"#, the trivial name.

Explanation:

#H_3C-C(=O)H#., or #CH_3CHO#

This is a product of ethyl alcohol metabolism and is believed to be responsible for the hangover after a night on the grog.

In our body, ethanal is oxidized to ethanoic acid (=acetic acid), but that is a second step, that can't always keep up with the first.