Which of the following is a powerful sedative made from acetaldehyde?

Carboxylic acids

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Paraldehyde

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Acetic anhydride

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L.S.D.

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Solution

The correct option is D Paraldehyde
It is a liquid also called paracetaldehyde made by treating acetaldehyde with acid, used medicinally as a powerful sedative, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant. It is the cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde molecules.

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