Question

Give the structural formula of the following functional group:

Aldehydes

Answer 1

R – CH = O

Examples:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\\
|\\
\ce{\underset{Formaldehyde}{H - C = O}}\\
\end{array}\]

 

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H - C - C = O}\\
|\phantom{.....}\\
\ce{\underset{Acetaldehyde}{H}\phantom{.....}}\\
\end{array}\]