formaldehyde |
cinnamaldehyde |
In organic compound terms the difference between formaldehyde and cinnamaldehyde
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
cinnamaldehyde is the aromatic aldehyde C
6H
5-CH=CH-CHO that is responsible for the aroma of cinnamon.
cinnamicacid |
cinnamaldehyde |
As a noun cinnamaldehyde is
cinnamaldehyde.