ketone
nounUK /ˈkiːtəʊn/ · US /ˈkitoʊn/
Etymology From German Keton, from Aketon (“acetone”), from French acétone (“acetone”). See acetone.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.
- acetone R₁ = R₂ = CH₃
- methyl ethyl ketone R₁ = CH₃, R₂ = C₂H₅
1 more example
- camphor C₁₀H₁₇O
- Derived terms
46 terms
aminoketone, bromoketone, cyanoketone, diketone, dimethyl ketone, diphenylketone, epoxyketone, fluoroketone, glyceroketone, haloketone, heteroketone, iodoketone, ketamine, keto-, ketoacidosis, ketogenesis, ketol, ketonaemia, ketone body, ketonemia, ketonic, ketonimine, ketonization, ketonize, ketonuria, ketosis, macroketone, megaphone, methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl vinyl ketone, Michler's ketone, monoketone, -one, polyetheretherketone, polyether ether ketone, polyetherether ketone, polyetherether-ketone, polyetherketoneetherketoneketone, polyketone, raspberry ketone, selenoketone, tetraketone, thioketone, triketone, Wieland-Miescher ketone- Related terms
- aldehyde, tautomerism