Carbonyl -> Aldehydes and Ketones [ENDORSED]

[Anne 2L]

I was wondering if aldehydes and ketones are a subgroup of carbonyl?

[Yutian Zhao -1J]

yes, i believe so. Aldehydes is the one with C bonded to one or two H, and Ketones is the one with C bonded to two C. I think they share the structure "C=O" where two atoms can be bonded to the left of the C to make a total of four bonds around C. Hope it helps.

[Chem_Mod]

Aldehydes and keytones are both examples of carbonyl compounds because they both contain a C double-bonded to an O.

[Jessica Benitez 1K]

The difference between them is that aldehydes are at the end as they have at least one hydrogen attached to them while ketones continue as they do not have a hydrogen attached rather two carbon chains.

[Leah Savage 2F]

Are ketones only made up of C bound to O and two C groups? Could it be bound to a C group and something other than H?

[Jessica_Singh_1J]

Are ketones only made up of C bound to O and two C groups? Could it be bound to a C group and something other than H?

No, because then it would be an aldehyde. Aldehydes end the carbon chains and while ketones are located in the middle.

[rayirfan]

Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids are all carbonyl, since they contain C=O (also including amides, esters and anhydrides but those are just derivatives). An Aldehyde has the double bond next to a hydrogen atom, but a ketone cannot have the double bond next to a hydrogen atom.