Talk:Crotonaldehyde

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[edit] Synthesis

Does anyone know the synthesis of this chemical?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Douglas Bradford Oliver (talk • contribs)

[edit] Wrong?

In my opinion crotonaldehyde structure is wrong. Crotonaldehyde structure is CH3-CH-COH. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.81.161.35 (talk) 16:14, 26 January 2007 (UTC).

The image and structural data in the article are correct and match information given in the references. Written out in text, the structure would be CH₃-CH=CH-COH. --Ed (Edgar181) 16:23, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Use?

Does this chemical have any application? -- Avocado (talk) 20:28, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

The article has a section called "Production and uses," where the main applications are described - the vitamin E and sorbitol are economically significant applications. It turns out that many chemicals are made as precursors to others, since the fine chemical business relies on multistep processes.--Smokefoot (talk) 23:11, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

So it's used in synthesizing other chemicals but not indpendently? Just curious -- thanks for the help! -- Avocado (talk) 23:16, 2 January 2008 (UTC)