Formaldehyde has a chemical formula H2CO. It is the simplest aldehyde and was first synthesized by the Russian chemist Aleksandr Butlerov, but was conclusively identified by August Wilhelm von Hofmann. At room temperature formaldehyde is a gas.

Formaldehyde was the first polyatomic organic molecule detected in the interstellar medium and since its initial detection has been observed in many regions of the galaxy.

It is currently to be considered a precursor molecule to life on Earth.

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