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dimedone

5,5-Dimethyl-1,3-cylcohexanedione; a reagent that has been used to assist in the isolation of aldehydes and in their quantification (e.g. for [14C]formaldehyde by its radioactivity) because it forms a water-insoluble, crystallizable adduct.

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