chemical reaction of aldehydes and ketones
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In all other aldehydes, the carbonyl group is bonded to one hydrogen and one carbon group. In condensed structural formulas, the carbonyl group of an aldehyde is commonly represented as ―CHO. Using this convention, the formula of formaldehyde is HCHO and that of acetaldehyde is CH3CHO
The simplest ketone is CH₃—C(=O)—CH₃. Its molecular formula is C₃H₆O. From this formula we can say that for “n” carbon atoms we need “2n” hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom. Hence general formula of ketone is CnH₂nO.
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