Ketone Molecule
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A Ketone Molecule is an organic compound with a carbonyl group (a carbon-oxygen double bond) that has structure RC(=O)R', where R and R' can be a variety of carbon-containing substituents.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- an Aldehyde.
- See: COOH, Acetone, Flavonoid, Organic Compound, Substituent, Aldehydes, Carbonyl Group, Hydroxyl, Chlorine, Carboxylic Acids, Sugars, Ketose.
References
2018
- (Wikipedia, 2018) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketone Retrieved:2018-10-20.
- In chemistry, a ketone (alkanone) is an organic compound with the structure RC(=O)R', where R and R' can be a variety of carbon-containing substituents. Ketones and aldehydes are simple compounds that contain a carbonyl group (a carbon-oxygen double bond). They are considered "simple" because they do not have reactive groups like −OH or −Cl attached directly to the carbon atom in the carbonyl group, as in carboxylic acids containing −COOH. [1] Many ketones are known and many are of great importance in industry and in biology. Examples include many sugars (ketoses) and the industrial solvent acetone, which is the smallest ketone.
- ↑ an introduction to aldehydes and ketones. Chemguide.co.uk. Retrieved on 2016-10-28.