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Aldehyde vs Monoaldehyde - What's the difference?

aldehyde | monoaldehyde |

As nouns the difference between aldehyde and monoaldehyde

is that aldehyde is aldehyde while monoaldehyde is (organic chemistry) any aldehyde containing a single aldehydic group.

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 ----

    monoaldehyde

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any aldehyde containing a single aldehydic group