Benzaldehyde vs. Benzophenone — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Benzaldehyde and Benzophenone
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Benzaldehyde
Benzaldehyde (C6H5CHO) is an organic compound consisting of a benzene ring with a formyl substituent. It is the simplest aromatic aldehyde and one of the most industrially useful.
Benzophenone
Benzophenone is the organic compound with the formula (C6H5)2CO, generally abbreviated Ph2CO. It is a white solid that is soluble in organic solvents. Benzophenone is a widely used building block in organic chemistry, being the parent diarylketone.
Benzaldehyde
A colorless oily aromatic aldehyde, C7H6O, obtained naturally, as from the bitter almond, or made synthetically and used in perfumes and as a solvent and a flavoring.
Benzophenone
A white crystalline aromatic compound, C13H10O, used in perfumery and in medicine. Also called diphenylketone.
Benzaldehyde
A chemical compound (C6H5CHO) consisting of a benzene ring with an aldehyde substituent.
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Benzophenone
Any of a class of aromatic ketones based on the parent compound diphenylketone (C6H5)2CO; used, amongst other things, as ingredients in sunblock.
Benzaldehyde
(countable) Any of various derivatives of benzaldehyde.
Benzaldehydes with polar substituents
Benzophenone
The compound diphenylmethanone.
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