General Structure
What is the formula of Aldehyde?
R-COH
Are aldehydes polar?
What aldehyde is found in vanilla?
Vanillin
Aldehyde role is to add...
Brightness
What characteristic defines an aldehyde?
Carbonyl group bonded to a hydrogen atom.
Are aldehydes soluble in water?
Small aldehydes are soluble, larger ones are not
What aldehyde is found in almonds?
Bendaldehyde
Aldehyde role is to, little bit of...
What is the simplest aldehyde?
Formaldehyde
With what agent can an aldehyde become oxidized?
Tollen's Reagent or Fehling's Solution
What aldehyde is found in disinfectant?
Formaldehyde
Aldehyde role is to, distinctive...
Touch - Aroma
How can you distinguish an aldehyde from a ketone?
Aldehydes have the carbonyl group at the end of the carbon chain.
What reaction (process) turns an aldehyde into a primary alcohol?
Reduction of the aldehyde...
What aldehyde is found in perfumes?
Aliphatic
3 common aldehyde odors?
Clean, Metallic, Slightly soapy.