Ketone

Ketone

In organic chemistry, a ketone /ˈktn/ is an organic compound with the structure R−C(=O)−R', where R and R' can be a variety of carbon-containing substituents. Ketones contain a carbonyl group −C(=O)− (which contains a carbon–oxygen double bond C=O). The simplest ketone is acetone (where R and R' is methyl), with the formula (CH3)2CO. Many ketones are of great importance in biology and in industry. Examples include many sugars (ketoses), many steroids (e.g., testosterone), and the solvent acetone.[1]

  1. ^ Raymond, Kenneth W. (2010). General Organic and Biological Chemistry (3rd ed.). Wiley. p. 297.

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