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What is an aldehydes and ketone?
They have the same functional group.
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Is vanillin an aldehyde or a ketone?
From its structure, we can see that vanillin does not have a ketone functional group, but it has an aldehyde. It also has a phenol and ether functional group. For that reason, I wouldn't categorize...
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Optical isomerism in aldehydes and ketones?
The carbonyl group present in aldehydes or ketones itself is optically inactive but if a carbon attached to carbonyl group is asymmetric (attached to four different groups or atoms) then such...
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Is acetone an aldehyde or ketone?
A ketone. An aldehyde has a general formula finishing with COOH, whereas a Ketone only has a double bond between carbon and Oxygen towards the inside of the molecule (not the extremities)
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Is camphor a ketone or an aldehyde?
Camphor is a ketone.
It is the oxidation product of borneol, which is a secondary alcohol. Primary alcohols when they are oxidized can either produce carboxylic acids or aldehydes. However, since...