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Acetophenone vs Acetaldehyde - What's the difference?

acetophenone | acetaldehyde |

In organic compound terms the difference between acetophenone and acetaldehyde

is that acetophenone is the aromatic ketone, phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds while acetaldehyde is an organic compound (CH3CHO). Sometimes called ethanal or acetic aldehyde. See aldehyde.

acetophenone

English

Noun

  • (organic compound) The aromatic ketone, phenyl methyl ketone , used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds

    • Derived terms

    * aminoacetophenone * chloroacetophenone * chlorofluoroacetophenone

    External links

    * (wikipedia "acetophenone")

    acetaldehyde

    English

    (wikipedia acetaldehyde)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) An organic compound (CH3CHO). Sometimes called ethanal or acetic aldehyde. See aldehyde.