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Question
Draw the structure of the given derivative.
The methyl hemiacetal of formaldehyde
Chemical Equations/Structures
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Solution 1
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{...}\ce{OH}\\
/\phantom{..}\\
\ce{H - C - OCH3}\\
\backslash\phantom{...}\\
\ce{H}
\end{array}\]
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Solution 2
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{..}\ce{H}\phantom{....}\ce{OH}\\
\backslash\phantom{..}/\\
\ce{C}\\
/\phantom{..}\backslash\\
\phantom{.....}\ce{H}\phantom{....}\ce{OCH3}\
\end{array}\]
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Chapter 8: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids - Exercises [Page 255]
