text: First of all, how do u make acidic methanol.\n\n3-oxobutanal:- is that a butane with double bond in the thid position or an oxygen in the 3rd position?\n\no-cH2-cH=cH-cH3 + cH3-cH2-OH -> cH3-cH=cH-cH2-0-0-H-cH2-cH3\n\nunder high temperatures and pressures I guess.