Predict the product when pentanal reacts with CH₃NH₂ in the presence of an acid catalyst.

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The reaction between pentanal and CH₃NH₂ in the presence of an acid catalyst would result in the formation of a hemiacetal. The structure of the product would be II, where the oxygen atom in the aldehyde group would react with the hydroxyl group of the CH₃NH₂ molecule to form a hemiacetal. The other choices (I, III, IV, and V) do not correspond to the correct structure of the product.

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