A gardener uses a chemical pellet to kill slugs and snails in a greenhouse. Which derivative of acetaldehyde is commonly used for this agricultural purpose?
Q1. A gardener uses a chemical pellet to kill slugs and snails in a greenhouse. Which derivative of acetaldehyde is commonly used for this agricultural purpose?
Answer: Metaldehyde
Explanation: Metaldehyde is a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde used as a slug poison; paraldehyde is also a trimer but used as a hypnotic.