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A simple procedure is described for the direct conversion of the 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone of palmitaldehyde to the corresponding dimethyl acetal, using BF3-methanol reagent or 10% methanolic HCl in the presence of a keto compound.
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Mahadevan et al. (1965) studied this question.
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