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Acetaldehyde (systematic name ethanal) is an organic chemical compound with the formula CH3CHO sometimes abbreviated by chemists as MeCHO (Me = methyl). It is one of the most important aldehydes occurring widely in nature and being produced on a large scale in industry. Acetaldehyde occurs naturally in coffee bread and ripe fruit and is produced by plants.

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