For the reaction in the box, what is thestructure of the missing reactant?H3COHOH?H;COH,SO4ÓCH3A)LOCOCH3COOCH 3B)C)D)CH2OCH3COCH3O A

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For the reaction in the box, what is the
structure of the missing reactant?
H3C
OH
OH
?
H;CO
H,SO4
ÓCH3
A)
LOCOCH3
COOCH 3
B)
C)
D)
CH2OCH3
COCH3
O A

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Carbonyl compound (aldehyde and ketone) reacts with an alcohol to form hemiacetal in the presence of an acid catalyst by nucleophilic addition reaction mechanism. The hemiacetal reacts with the second molecule of the alcohol to form acetal. The reactions are reversible reactions.

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