benzaldehyde

benzaldehyde

See also: benzaldéhyde

English

Etymology

benz- +‎ aldehyde

Noun

benzaldehyde (countable and uncountable, plural benzaldehydes)

1. (organic chemistry, uncountable) A chemical compound (C₆H₅CHO) consisting of a benzene ring with an aldehyde substituent.
2. (countable) Any of various derivatives of benzaldehyde.

   benzaldehydes with polar substituents

Derived terms

• bromobenzaldehyde
• chlorobenzaldehyde
• cyanobenzaldehyde
• dimethoxybenzaldehyde
• dimethylaminobenzaldehyde
• mercaptobenzaldehyde
• nitrobenzaldehyde
• sulfobenzaldehyde

 

Related terms

• benzal

Translations

C₆H₅CHO

Chinese: Mandarin: 苯甲醛 (zh) (běn jiǎ quán), 安息香醛 (ān xī xiāng quán) Finnish: bentsaldehydi French: benzaldéhyde m German: Benzaldehyd (de) Greek: βενζαλδεΰδη (el) f (venzaldeÿ́di) Hungarian: benzaldehid (hu)

Italian: benzaldeide (it) f Persian: بنزآلدهید‎ Polish: aldehyd benzoesowy m Russian: бензойный альдеги́д m (benzojnyj alʹdegíd) Swedish: bensaldehyd (sv) Turkish: benzaldehit