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The word aldehyde was coined by Justus von Liebig as a contraction of the Latin alcohol dehydrogenatus (dehydrogenated alcohol). [25] [26] In the past, aldehydes were sometimes named after the corresponding alcohols, for example, vinous aldehyde for acetaldehyde. (Vinous is from Latin vinum "wine", the traditional source of ethanol, cognate ...
An aldehyde is either a functional group consisting of a terminal carbonyl group, or a compound containing a terminal carbonyl group. (Where -R represents the carbon chain.) Subcategories
Aliphatic compounds can be saturated, joined by single bonds (), or unsaturated, with double bonds or triple bonds ().If other elements (heteroatoms) are bound to the carbon chain, the most common being oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and chlorine, it is no longer a hydrocarbon, and therefore no longer an aliphatic compound.
Because primary and secondary amines react with aldehydes and ketones, the most common variety of these aminocarbonyl compounds feature tertiary amines. Such compounds are produced by amination of α-haloketones and α-haloaldehydes. [1] Examples include cathinones, methadone, molindone, pimeclone, ferruginine, and tropinone.
Fischer projection of D-glyceraldehyde. Like most carbohydrates, simple aldoses have the general chemical formula C n (H 2 O) n.Because formaldehyde (n=1) and glycolaldehyde (n=2) are not generally considered to be carbohydrates, [1] the simplest possible aldose is the triose glyceraldehyde, which only contains three carbon atoms.
Structures and distribution of glycolaldehyde as a 20% solution in water. Notice that the free aldehyde is a minor component. In acidic or basic solution, the compound undergoes reversible tautomerization to form 1,2-dihydroxyethene. [5] It is the only possible diose, a 2-carbon monosaccharide, although a diose is not strictly a saccharide.
The description above focuses on classification of isomers, but the glyceraldehyde is subject to a further complications: the tendency of hydroxy-aldehydes to exist as hydrates. NMR measurements indicate that in aqueous solution, glyceraldehyde exists in a hydrate owing to this reaction: HOCH 2 CH(OH)CHO + H 2 O ⇌ HOCH 2 CH(OH)CH(OH) 2
Phenolic aldehydes are derivatives of phenol. [1] Phenolic aldehydes can be found in wines and cognacs. [2] Examples : Hydroxybenzaldehydes; Dihydroxybenzaldehydes; Vanillin and isovanillin; 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzaldehyde can be isolated from Antigonon leptopus. [3]