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How to Name an Aldehyde 1. Write the name of the hydrocarbon and drop the ‘e’.
2. End the name with ‘al’. Name this aldehyde.
1. Methane – drop the ‘e’ to get methan-. 2. Add –al at the end to get methanal.
Aldehyde ends with al.
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