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Aldehyde vs Valeraldehyde - What's the difference?

aldehyde | valeraldehyde |

As nouns the difference between aldehyde and valeraldehyde

is that aldehyde is (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 while valeraldehyde is (organic compound) the aliphatic aldehyde, having five carbon atoms, related to valeric acid.

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 ----

    valeraldehyde

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) The aliphatic aldehyde, having five carbon atoms, related to valeric acid