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An aldehyde has a carbonyl group (C=O) bonded to at least one hydrogen atom. The general structure can be represented as R-CHO, where R is an alkyl or aryl group. Aldehydes are more reactive than ketones due to the presence of a hydrogen atom on the carbonyl carbon.

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