Ketone
class of organic compounds having structure RCOR´ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A ketone is an organic compound that has a carbon atom with a double bond to an oxygen atom (this is called carbonyl functional group). This carbon atom must also have single bonds to two other carbon atoms.
A ketone can be produced by oxidating a secondary alcohol.
Spectroscopy: A ketone will show a strong peak[clarification needed] between 1690 and 1715cm-1 using infrared spectroscopy.[1]
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