The functional group of the ketones is -CO-. The carbon atom is double bonded to the oxygen. The groups connected to the remaining bonds are alkyl or aryl groups (not hydrogen, which would result in the formation of an aldehyde). The alkyl or aryl...

Ketones have the general formula RCCOCR' where R and R' may be the same or different groups (they can be alkyl or aryl groups but not hydrogen). The central carbon atom has a double bond with the oxygen. Ketones differ from aldehydes in that the latter...

Ketones belong to a class of organic compounds known as carbonyls. They contain a carbon atom linked to an oxygen atom with a double bond (C=O). Acetone (dimethyl ketone) is a ketone commonly used in industrial applications. Other ketones include...

Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbonyl group (&singlehorzbond;C&doublehorzbond;O; &see; functional group) bonded to two carbon atoms. Ketones can participate in many chemical reactions, though to a lesser extent than the related...

A type of organic compound having a carbonyl functional group (C=O) attached to two alkyl groups. Acetone is the simplest example of a...

These compounds are prepared by oxidation of secondary alcohols. Acetone is the simplest...

A ketone (pronounced as key tone) is either the functional group characterized by a carbonyl group (O=C) linked to two other carbon atoms or a chemical compound that contains this functional group. A ketone can be generally represented by the...