Dissolving benzaldehyde in methyl alcohol establishes an equilibrium with what compound?
Answer:
It will be in equilibrium with the hemiacetal called methoxy(phenyl)methanol which is the reaction between methanol and the aldehyde. It cannot be the ester as pummeloman suggests because the ester in in the wrong oxidation state. Hope this helps
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