Aliphatic aldehydes nomenclature

The physical properties of the five aliphatic aldehydes reported in this chapter are taken from the product literature of Hoechst Celanese Chemical Company, Several other companies also supply aldehydes to the chemical industry. The information on furfural was taken from product literature of the Quarker Oats company, a subsidiary of the Great Lakes Chemical Corporation. This chapter discusses the naming nomenclature for the aldehydes, their physical properties, the various industrial uses, possible environmental concerns, and the safe handling of the aldehydes. 

This subsection will familiarize the reader with the naniing system tor some of die more common and simple organic groups, and present the salient characteristics of these groups. The basic system of aliphatic organic nomenclature is shown in Table 4. The prefix for the name is based on the number of carbons involved and remains the. same for each type of compound described. The suffix is dctcnnined by the type of compound and is independent of the number of carbons in the molecule. Tlius. mediane. methanol, methanol (formaldehyde), and methanoic (fonnic) acid represent an alkane, an alcohol, an aldehyde, and a carboxylic acid, respectively, each with one carbon per molecule. In contrast, methanol,... 

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