Nomenlature of Aldehydes
Aldehydes have the -CHO functional group (recommendation C-301.1). They are named from the hydrocarbon with the same number of carbon atoms ending in –al (recommendation C-301.2). When the -CHO group acts as a substituent, the prefix formyl or carbaldehyde is used (recommendations C-303.1 and C-304.1). The most common aldehydes retain a common name derived from … Read more