Dialdehyde
Encyclopedia
A dialdehyde is an organic chemical compound with two aldehyde
groups. Examples include:
, which is also called succinaldehyde (from succinic acid
).
Aldehyde
An aldehyde is an organic compound containing a formyl group. This functional group, with the structure R-CHO, consists of a carbonyl center bonded to hydrogen and an R group....
groups. Examples include:
- GlyoxalGlyoxalGlyoxal is an organic compound with the formula OCHCHO. This yellow colored liquid is the smallest dialdehyde . Its tautomer acetylenediol is unstable.-Production:...
- MalondialdehydeMalondialdehydeMalondialdehyde is the organic compound with the formula CH22. The structure of this species is more complex than this formula suggests. This reactive species occurs naturally and is a marker for oxidative stress.- Structure and synthesis :...
- SuccindialdehydeSuccindialdehydeSuccindialdehyde is an organic compound with the formula 2. Typical of other dialdehyde, succindialdehyde is highly reactive. Usually, it is handled as the hydrates or methanol-derived acetal. It is a precursor to tropinone...
- GlutaraldehydeGlutaraldehydeGlutaraldehyde is an organic compound with the formula CH22. A pungent colorless oily liquid, glutaraldehyde is used to disinfect medical and dental equipment...
Nomenclature
Dialdehydes have the ending -dial or sometimes -dialdehyde. Short aliphatic dialdehydes are sometimes named after the diacid from which they can de derived. An example is butanedialSuccindialdehyde
Succindialdehyde is an organic compound with the formula 2. Typical of other dialdehyde, succindialdehyde is highly reactive. Usually, it is handled as the hydrates or methanol-derived acetal. It is a precursor to tropinone...
, which is also called succinaldehyde (from succinic acid
Succinic acid
Succinic acid is a dicarboxylic acid. Succinate plays a biochemical role in the citric acid cycle. The name derives from Latin succinum, meaning amber, from which the acid may be obtained....
).