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Aldehyde vs Disiamylborane - What's the difference?

aldehyde | disiamylborane |

As nouns the difference between aldehyde and disiamylborane

is that aldehyde is any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom while disiamylborane is the organic borane bis(1,2-dimethylpropyl)borane that is used to synthesize aldehydes from alkynes.

aldehyde

English

(wikipedia aldehyde)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R ·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.

    • Derived terms

    * -al

    Related terms

    * formaldehyde (R = H) * acetaldehyde (R = CH3) * benzaldehyde (R = C6H5)

    See also

    * ketone ----

    disiamylborane

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia disiamylborane) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) The organic borane bis(1,2-dimethylpropyl)borane that is used to synthesize aldehydes from alkynes