[Education_1]

Hi guys and girls, I was just thinking about why bezaldehyde is benzaldehyde not phenyldehyde. My teacher told me if you need to differentiate between a phenyl and a bezyl is that benzyl will have a carbon inbetween .. can anybody help me solve this i got confuse or correct me
If we draw bezaldehye there is no carboninbetween so surely its phenaldehyde (if that exists)

Thank you for your help and time

[EierVonSatan]

Phenyl = C₆H₅-
Benzyl = C₆H₅CH₂-

So basically, benzyl = phenyl + 1 carbon

Benzaldehyde = C₆H₅CHO

To put it another way an alternate name of benzaldehyde is phenylmethanal