Carbonyl -> Aldehydes and Ketones [ENDORSED]
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Carbonyl -> Aldehydes and Ketones
I was wondering if aldehydes and ketones are a subgroup of carbonyl?
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Re: Carbonyl -> Aldehydes and Ketones
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.
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Re: Carbonyl -> Aldehydes and Ketones [ENDORSED]
Aldehydes and keytones are both examples of carbonyl compounds because they both contain a C double-bonded to an O.
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Re: Carbonyl -> Aldehydes and Ketones
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.
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Re: Carbonyl -> Aldehydes and Ketones
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?
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Re: Carbonyl -> Aldehydes and Ketones
Leah Savage 2F wrote: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.
Re: Carbonyl -> Aldehydes and Ketones
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.
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