benzaldehyde

See also: benzaldéhyde

English

Etymology

From 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: benzaldehyd (pl) m, aldehyd benzoesowy m
• Russian: бензойный альдеги́д m (benzojnyj alʹdegíd)
• Swedish: bensaldehyd (sv)
• Turkish: benzaldehit