Acetaldehyde on treatment with aluminium ethoxide gives:

ethyl methanoate

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ethyl acetate

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ethyl propionate

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Solution

The correct option is B ethyl methanoate
$C H_{3} - O | | C - H (C_{2} H_{5} O)_{3} A l - ------ \to C | H_{2} C O O H C_{2} H_{5} - C O O C_{2} H_{5}$
Proceed via radical mechanism.

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