An aldehyde is a compund that has a double bonded oxygen at the end of a chain
-the simplest is mathanal. (be careful not to get mixed up with alcohols)
ex. http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk/Chemistry/Organic/molecules/aldehydes/n-Propanal.gif
ex. http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk/Chemistry/Organic/molecules/aldehydes/n-Octanal_structure.gif
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