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Formaldehyde vs Butyraldehyde - What's the difference?

formaldehyde | butyraldehyde |

In organic compound terms the difference between formaldehyde and butyraldehyde

is that formaldehyde is the simplest aldehyde, H-CHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formalin while butyraldehyde is the aliphatic aldehyde CH3-CH2-CH2-CHO derived from butane.

formaldehyde

English

(wikipedia formaldehyde)

Noun

(-)
  • (organic compound) The simplest aldehyde, H-CHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formalin.

    • Synonyms

    * (H-CHO) (when used as a preservative), methanal (IUPAC name)

    Hypernyms

    * (organic compound) aldehyde

    Related terms

    * formalin * formic acid

    butyraldehyde

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia butyraldehyde) (-)
  • (organic compound) The aliphatic aldehyde CH3-CH2-CH2-CHO derived from butane