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In the preparation of aldehydes from primary alcohol on oxidation, aldehyde is distilled out. Why is it so?

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In the preparation of aldehydes from primary alcohol on oxidation, aldehyde is distilled out otherwise it gets further oxidised to carboxylic acid.
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