Aldehydes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000372",
  "term": "Aldehydes",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A class of organic compounds characterized by a carbonyl group (a carbon-oxygen double bond) where the carbonyl carbon atom is bonded to at least one hydrogen atom. The general formula is R−CHO, where R is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group. Aldehydes are named by replacing the final -e of the parent alkane's name with the suffix -al, as in methanal (formaldehyde).",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1312 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/aldehydes/"
}