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Chapter 3: Q3-24E (page 88)

Propose structures for the following:

(a) A ketone,C4H8O

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01

Ketone

Ketones come under the category of carbonyl compounds and possess the formula, R2C=O.They comprise huge importance in biology and industry.An example of sugar is ketoses.

02

Structure of a ketone

(a)The ketone with the formula has four carbon atoms in the parent chain and eight hydrogen atoms. The given structure is butane-2-one. The structure can be given as:

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