Hemiacetal is formed when formaldehyde adds one molecule of ______?

جب فارمیڈہائڈ ______ کا ایک انو شامل کرتا ہے تو ہیمیسیٹل تشکیل دیا جاتا ہے؟

Ethyl alcohol

Acetic acid

Diethyl ether

None of these

Hemiacetal forms when formaldehyde reacts with one molecule of ethyl alcohol (ethanol) through nucleophilic addition.

This reaction results in a structure containing both hydroxyl (-OH) and ether (-OR) functional groups on the same carbon.