What is the trivial name of $H_{3} CC(=O)H$ $"H"_3"CC(=O)H"$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-29T16:57:29

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

$H_{3} C - C (= O) H$ $H_3C-C(=O)H$ ., or $C H_{3} C H O$ $CH_3CHO$

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.

What is the trivial name of "H"_3"CC(=O)H"H3CC(=O)H"H"_3"CC(=O)H"?