Which compounds can be regenerated into carbonyl compounds?
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Both carboxylic acids and esters contain a carbonyl group with a second oxygen atom bonded to the carbon atom in the carbonylgroup by a single bond. In a carboxylic acid, the second oxygen atom also bonds to a hydrogen atom. ... The functional groups for an acid and for an ester are shown in red in these formulas.
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