Mini Bio (1) Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton was born on October 20, 1890 in Gulfport, Louisiana, USA as Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe. He died on July 10, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Trivia (11)
Alpha C is that Carbon to which the functional group is attached and BETA CARBON is the C attached to ALPHA CARBON. In ur question, ALPHA C is the C attached to CHO group and BETA C is the left most C. HOPE I HELPED YOU!
An alpha (symbol: Î±) carbon is a carbon atom bonded to a functional group in an organic compound; the carbon atom next to the Î± carbon is the beta (symbol: Î²) carbon, and so on (Î±, Î², Î³, Î´â¦). A compound containing only one functional group may have more than one Î± carbon.