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(a) At present, butanal is prepared industrially by hydroformylation of propene (Section 1...

(a) At present, butanal is prepared industrially by hydroformylation of propene (Section 17.4). Write a chemical equation for this industrial synthesis.


(b) Before about 1970, the principal industrial preparation of butanal was from acetaldehyde. Outline a practical synthesis of butanal from acetaldehyde.

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