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Which aldehydes are produced when propylene undergoes hydroformylation?

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oxidation of alcohols — aldehyde Alcohols may be oxidized to give aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids. The oxidation of organic compounds generally increases the number of bonds from carbon to oxygen, and it may decrease the number of bonds to hydrogen.

When propylene undergoes hydroformylation—a process also known as the oxo process—it produces a mixture of two aldehydes: butanal (also known as n-butyraldehyde) and 2-methylpropanal (also known as isobutyraldehyde).1