The polymers of monochloroacetaldehyde and dichloroacetaldehyde have been examined by infrared spectroscopy. They are homologues of polyformaldehyde, having the formula HO(CHR•O)nH. X-ray-diffraction powder photographs show that they are fairly crystalline.
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