My understanding of Category:Aldehydes.
Formyl group bonded to sp³ carbon
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editSimple n-alkyl aldehydes
edit- Formaldehyde
- Acetaldehyde
- Propionaldehyde
- Butyraldehyde
- Pentanal
- Hexanal
- Heptanal
- Octanal
- Nonanal
- Decanal
18. Octadecanal (stearyl aldehyde)
Simple branched alkyl aldehydes
edit- Isobutyraldehyde (n = 4, isopropyl-CHO)
- 2-Methylundecanal (n = 12, sec-undecyl-CHO)
Non-formyl part is a hydrocarbon but not an alkyl
edit- Bourgeonal - has a benzene ring separated from CHO by two methylenes
- Citronellal - CHO separated from C=CMe2 by four sp3 carbons
- Lilial - 2-methylbourgeonal
- Phenylacetaldehyde - Ph—CH2—CHO
- 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde - Ar—CH2—CHO
- Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde
- Hydroxymethylpentylcyclohexenecarboxaldehyde
- Lactaldehyde - Me—CH(OH)—CHO
Aldols
edit- Aldol
- 3-Hydroxybutanal - Me—CH(OH)—CH2—CHO
- Botrydial
Non-hydrocarbon R group
edit- Chloral - trichloromethyl-CHO (Chloral hydrate is not an aldehyde but a hydrate (1,1-diol / gem-diol)
- Chloroacetaldehyde - chloromethyl-CHO, Cl—CH2—CHO
- Daigremontianin - complicated steroid but formyl group is bonded to sp3 carbon
- Elenolic acid - complicated natural product but formyl group is bonded to sp3 carbon
- Glycine betaine aldehyde - Me3N+—CH2—CHO
- Glycolaldehyde - 2-hydroxyacetaldehyde, HO—CH2—CHO
- cis-3-Hexenal - Et—CH=CH—CH2—CHO
- k-Strophanthidin - complicated steroid but formyl group is bonded to sp3 carbon
- 2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid - HO2C—CHMe—CHO
- Neoconvalloside - complicated steroid but formyl group is bonded to sp3 carbon
- Peruvoside - complicated steroid but formyl group is bonded to sp3 carbon
- Succinic semialdehyde - HO2C—CH2—CH2—CHO
- Wieland-Gumlich aldehyde - complicated heterocycle but formyl group is bonded to sp3 carbon
Alkenyl aldehydes
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editSimple ones
edit- Acrolein - prop-2-enal
- Crotonaldehyde - but-2-enal
- Methacrolein - 2-methylacrolein
- trans-2-Methyl-2-butenal - trans-2,3-dimethylacrolein
Simple but more than one conjugated C=C bond
editOthers
edit- 2-Amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde
- 2-Aminomuconic semialdehyde
- Cinnamaldehyde - vinylogous benzaldehyde
- Citral
- Coniferyl aldehyde - a vinylogous phenolic aldehyde
- DMACA reagent - 4-H2N—C6H4—CH=CH—CHO
- Formebolone
- Guanacastepene A
- Gyrinal
- Hexyl cinnamaldehyde
- 4-Hydroxynonenal
- 2-Nitrocinnamaldehyde
- Oleocanthal
- Onchidal
- Perillaldehyde
- Picrocrocin
- Retinal
- Retinene
- Safranal
- Sinapaldehyde - enal conjugated to a benzene ring so can be considered a vinylogous benzaldehyde
- Traumatin
Aryl aldehydes
editSynonyms
edit- Formyl aromatics?
Members
editBenzaldehydes
edit- Anisaldehyde - 4-methoxybenzaldehyde
- 3-Acetyl-6-methoxybenzaldehyde
- Ascofuranone
- Benzaldehyde
- Cuminaldehyde - 4-isopropylbenzaldehyde
- 2,5-Dimethoxybenzaldehyde
- para-Dimethylaminobenzaldehyde
- 4-Ethylbenzaldehyde - 4-Et—C6H4—CHO
- 4-Methylbenzaldehyde - 4-Me—C6H4—CHO
- Nitrobenzaldehyde
- Veratraldehyde
Phenolic aldehydes
editBenzaldehydes where one or more of the substituents on the benzene ring is an OH group
- Damnacanthal
- Ethylvanillin
- Gossypol
- Hydroxybenzaldehyde
- 2-Hydroxybenzaldehyde (better known as salicylaldehyde)
- 3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
- 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
- Isovanillin
- Piperonal
- Protocatechuic aldehyde
- Syringaldehyde
- ortho-Vanillin
- Vanillin
Non-benzene aromatic ring
edit- Furfural - furan—CHO
- Hydroxymethylfurfural
- Methoxymethylfurfural
- Pyridoxal - a decorated pyridine—CHO
Others
editO=C—CHO
edit- Glyoxylic acid - HO2C—CHO
- Methylglyoxal - acetyl-CHO
- Phenylglyoxal - benzoyl-CHO
N—CHO: formamides
editFormamides are not really aldehydes. They're amides.
Dialdehydes
editTwo CHO groups separated by alkane chain
edit- Glyoxal - n = 2, ethanedial, no spacer, OHC—CHO
- Malondialdehyde - n = 3, propanedial, methylene spacer, OHC—CH2—CHO
- Succindialdehyde - n = 4, butanedial, ethylene spacer, OHC—CH2—CH2—CHO
- Glutaraldehyde - n = 5, pentandial, propylene spacer, OHC—CH2—CH2—CH2—CHO
Two CHO groups separated by a non-alkane chain
edit- Glucic acid - n = 3, 2-hydroxymalondialdehyde, OHC—CH(OH)—CHO
- Polygodial - all hydrocarbon except the two formyl groups