Aldehyde Chemical Structure
1. Identification Summary Aldehyde is a carbonyl functional group in which the carbonyl carbon is bonded to one hydrogen and one carbon (R–CHO). It is a terminal, sp², trigonal-planar carbonyl that is strongly electrophilic; hallmark spectroscopic features include a C=O IR band ~1720–1740 cm⁻¹ (lower with conjugation) and a diagnostic aldehydic C–H doublet near ~2720/2820 … Read more