metaldehyde

Japanese: metaldehyde
metaldehyde

...It polymerizes exothermically with a small amount of acid (such as sulfuric acid) to produce the trimer paraldehyde (C 2 H 4 O) 3 (an aromatic liquid with a melting point of 12.45°C and a boiling point of 128.0°C). When kept below 0°C and treated with acid in the same way, it becomes metaldehyde (C 2 H 4 O) n ( n = 4 to 6). When heated with a small amount of sulfuric acid, these easily decompose into the original acetaldehyde. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "metaldehyde" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…微量の酸(たとえば硫酸)によって発熱的に重合し,三量体のパラアルデヒドparaldehyde(C2H4O)3(融点12.45℃,沸点128.0℃の芳香のある液体)となる。また0℃以下に保ち,同じように酸で処理するとメタアルデヒドmetaldehyde(C2H4O)n(n=4~6)となる。これらは少量の硫酸と加熱すると,容易にもとのアセトアルデヒドに分解する。…

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