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, Carbonyl group
Common Names of Aldehydes - suffix al
- Common names include
* formaldehyde for methanal (R = H)
* Acetyldehyde for ethanal ( R = CH3)
* Propionaldehyde for propanal (R = CH3CH2)
Aldehyde vs. Ketones Terminal group - An aldehyde has a terminal functional group due to the one hydrogen
- Ketone has two alkyl groups so it's never a terminal group.
Naming cyclic Aldehydes
Aldehyde Nomenclature: Methanal Formaldehyde
Aldehyde Nomenclature: Ethanal Acetaldehyde
Aldehyde Nomenclature: Propanal Propionaldehyde
Aldehyde Nomenclature: Butanal Butyraldehyde