Talk:Glycolaldehyde

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What is the IUPAC systematic name for this molecule? Is it hydroxyethanal? or carbonylethanol?

The aldehyde group has higher priority than the alcohol group, so 2-hydroxyethanal is the IUPAC name. —Keenan Pepper 05:58, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
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