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  2. Acetaldehyde - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, global production was about 438 thousand tons. [23] Before 1962, ethanol and acetylene were the major sources of acetaldehyde. Since then, ethylene is the dominant feedstock. [24] The main method of production is the oxidation of ethene by the Wacker process, which involves oxidation of ethene using a homogeneous palladium/copper ...

  3. Wacker process - Wikipedia

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    In his system, the terminal olefin was oxidized to the aldehyde with high selectivity through a catalyst-control pathway. The mechanism is under investigation, however evidence [40] suggests it goes through a nitrite radical adds into the terminal carbon to generate the more thermodynamically stable, secondary radical. Grubbs expanded this ...

  4. Pyruvate decarboxylase - Wikipedia

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    The enzyme splits pyruvate into carbon dioxide and acetaldehyde. The reaction proceeds by attack of the nucleophilic thiazole carbon on the keto group. The intermediate loses carbon dioxide, giving an enol, in an irreversible step. Subsequently, free acetaldehyde is released and the TPP is regenerated. [7]

  5. Aldehyde - Wikipedia

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    Aldehyde structure. In organic chemistry, an aldehyde (/ ˈ æ l d ɪ h aɪ d /) is an organic compound containing a functional group with the structure R−CH=O. [1] The functional group itself (without the "R" side chain) can be referred to as an aldehyde but can also be classified as a formyl group.

  6. Ethanol fermentation - Wikipedia

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    (3) The two molecules of NADH reduce the two acetaldehyde molecules to two molecules of ethanol; this converts NADH back into NAD+. Ethanol fermentation, also called alcoholic fermentation, is a biological process which converts sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose into cellular energy, producing ethanol and carbon dioxide as by

  7. Alcohol dehydrogenase - Wikipedia

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    It catalyzes the oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde (ethanal): CH 3 CH 2 OH + NAD + → CH 3 CHO + NADH + H + This allows the consumption of alcoholic beverages, but its evolutionary purpose is probably the breakdown of alcohols naturally contained in foods or produced by bacteria in the digestive tract. [32]

  8. Alcohol oxidation - Wikipedia

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    This reagent operates through single electron oxidation by the silver cations. Another method is the oxoammonium-catalyzed oxidation. Additionally, sodium hypochlorite (or household bleach) in acetone has been reported for efficient conversion of secondary alcohols in the presence of primary alcohols (Stevens oxidation). [7]

  9. Vinyl alcohol - Wikipedia

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    At room temperature, acetaldehyde (H 3 CC(O)H) is more stable than vinyl alcohol (H 2 C=CHOH) by 42.7 kJ/mol. [3] Vinyl alcohol gas isomerizes to the aldehyde with a half-life of 30 min at room temperature. [1] H 2 C=CHOH → H 3 CC(O)H The industrial synthesis of acetaldehyde (Wacker process) proceeds via the intermediacy of a vinyl alcohol ...