CLEAVAGE AND OLIGOMERIZATION OF MALONDIALDEHYDE UNDER PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
Malondialdehyde slowly oligomerizes in aqueous solution at pH 5-7 and room temperature.Cleavage of the dialdehyde also takes place under these conditions yielding ethanal, which further reacts with the excess of malondialdehyde to yield 2,4-dihydroxymethylene-3-methylglutaraldehyde.