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Under anhydrous (Dean and Stark and other water removing conditions), acidic catalysed conditions aldehydes react with a mole of alcohol to yield the corresponding hemiacetal.
RCHO
  +  
R–OH
  +  
         
  +  
H2O
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Aldehyde (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Alcohol (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Dean and Stark Trap     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hemiacetal (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Addition: Electrophilic Protonation
Functional Group Interconvertion
Multistep: LA/B mechanism

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