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Aldehyde vs Carbaldehyde - What's the difference?

aldehyde | carbaldehyde |

As nouns the difference between aldehyde and carbaldehyde

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 carbaldehyde is an aldehyde that is attached to another entity.

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 ----

    carbaldehyde

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, especially in combination) An aldehyde that is attached to another entity.