When ethanal is treated with a few drops of concentrated sulfuric acid, it polymerizes into a cyclic trimer used in medicine as a hypnotic. Name this trimer.
Q1. When ethanal is treated with a few drops of concentrated sulfuric acid, it polymerizes into a cyclic trimer used in medicine as a hypnotic. Name this trimer.
Answer: Paraldehyde
Explanation: Paraldehyde is a trimer of acetaldehyde formed with H2SO4; it is used as a hypnotic. Option B is formaldehyde's trimer.