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Acetaldehyde, ethanal, is oxidised to acetate ion (ethanoate) by diamminosilver(II) ion, a constituent of Tollens' reagent.

This reagent is used to distinguish between aldehydes and ketones, and between "reducing sugars" and "non-reducing sugars".

CH3CHO
  +  
2
[Ag(NH3)2]+
  +  
3
NaOH(aq)
         
[CH3COO]
  +  
2
Ag
  +  
4
NH3
  +  
2
H2O
  +  
3
Na+
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Acetaldehyde     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Diamminosilver(I) ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium hydroxide solution     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetate ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Silver     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ammonia     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Functional Group Interconvertion
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox

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