Aldehydes are a class of highly reactive organic chemical compounds that contain a carbonyl group (in which a carbon atom is double-bonded to an oxygen atom) and at least one hydrogen atom bound to the alpha carbon (the central carbon atom in the...

An aldehyde is a molecule produced by OXIDATION of ALCOHOL; the term is a reduction of alcohol dehydrogenatum—alcohol without hydrogen. ALIPHATIC ALDEHYDES—aliphatic means fatty or oily—are aldehydes combined with methane derived...

One of a group of organic compounds which yield acids when oxidized and alcohols when reduced. These are products of incomplete combustion. All contain the carbonyl...

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An aldehyde is an organic compound containing a terminal carbonyl group. This functional group, which consists of a carbon atom bonded to a hydrogen atom and double-bonded to an oxygen atom (chemical formula O=CH-), is called the aldehyde group. The...

The fluorescence labeling of aldehydes with perylene bis(dicarboximide)s by the formation of acetals is described. Keywords: Aldehydes; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Perylenes; Dyes; Acetals. Aldehydes are important natural products and intermediates in chemical synthesis. They are also of interest concerning environmental pollution. A fluorescence...

The dependence of processing parameters of the reaction between dlethylenetriamine (DETA) and crotonaldehyde (CR) or cinnamaldehyde (CA) on reaction time were followed by calorimetric and viscosity measurements. Resins with molecular weights up to 800 g/mol and content of unreacted monomers under 1% were formed....