My understanding of Category:Aldehydes.

Formyl group bonded to sp³ carbon edit

Synonyms edit

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Simple n-alkyl aldehydes edit

  1. Formaldehyde
  2. Acetaldehyde
  3. Propionaldehyde
  4. Butyraldehyde
  5. Pentanal
  6. Hexanal
  7. Heptanal
  8. Octanal
  9. Nonanal
  10. Decanal

18. Octadecanal (stearyl aldehyde)

Simple branched alkyl aldehydes edit

Non-formyl part is a hydrocarbon but not an alkyl edit

Aldols edit

Non-hydrocarbon R group edit

Alkenyl aldehydes edit

Synonyms edit

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Simple ones edit

Simple but more than one conjugated C=C bond edit

Others edit

Aryl aldehydes edit

Synonyms edit

  • Formyl aromatics?

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Benzaldehydes edit

Phenolic aldehydes edit

Benzaldehydes where one or more of the substituents on the benzene ring is an OH group

Non-benzene aromatic ring edit

Others edit

O=C—CHO edit

N—CHO: formamides edit

Formamides are not really aldehydes. They're amides.

Dialdehydes edit

Two CHO groups separated by alkane chain edit

Two CHO groups separated by a non-alkane chain edit

  • Glucic acid - n = 3, 2-hydroxymalondialdehyde, OHC—CH(OH)—CHO
  • Polygodial - all hydrocarbon except the two formyl groups

Both CHO groups bonded to a benzene ring edit