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Simplified potential energy diagram. Stationary points describing photochemical pathways of acetaldehyde following excitation at actinic wavelengths of 300–330 nm (gray band). Energies obtained from refs. 33,34,35,36,37, isomerization of acetaldehyde to vinyl alcohol indicated in blue