Commercial glyoxal is prepared either by the gas-phase oxidation of ethylene glycol in the presence of a silver or copper catalyst (Laporte process) or by the liquid-phase oxidation of acetaldehyde with nitric acid
Commercial glyoxal is prepared either by the gas-phase oxidation of ethylene glycol in the presence of a silver or copper catalyst (Laporte process) or by the liquid-phase oxidation of acetaldehyde with nitric acid