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4-hydroxyl and 5- hydroxyl aldehydes exist primarily as a cyclic hemiacetals.draw the structures formed from 4-hydroxyl butanal

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attached is the structure of 4 hydroxybutanal both in linear form and hemiacetal form
4-hydroxyl and 5- hydroxyl aldehydes exist primarily as a cyclic hemiacetals.draw-example-1
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