The effects of reactant ratio, reaction time, catalyst amount,the species and amount of deaquation reagent on the yield of benzaldehyde 1,3-butanediol acetal were investigated.
Bromobutyraldehyde ethylene acetal was synthesized from crotonaldehyde by addition with hydrogen bromide and then acetalation with ethylene glycol with an overall yield of 80.
A series of toxic products were produced after photocatalysis on ethanol, such as acetaldehyde, ethyl formate, ethyl acetate, diethoxymethane, 1,1-diethoxyethane.