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Aldehyde

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Organic Chemistry

Definition

An aldehyde is an organic compound that contains a carbonyl group (a carbon double-bonded to an oxygen) with at least one hydrogen atom attached to the carbon of the carbonyl group. It has the general formula RCHO, where R represents any organic substituent.

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