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ketones. Often referred to as carbonyl compounds, the carbonyl carbon of ketones is bonded to two organic groups. Such groups may be identical or they may be different. Common names for the simple ketones are formed by naming both groups attached to the carbonyl carbon atom, then adding the word ketone. With the exception of formaldehyde, a gas, the lower-molecular-weight aldehydes and ketones are liquids that have lower boiling points than alcohols of the same carbon content. Ketones except for the lower members, which contain up to four carbon atoms, are practically insoluble in water.
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Tver, D.F., Bolz, R.W. (1984). K. In: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Industrial Technology. Chapman and Hall Advanced Industrial Technology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9674-5_11
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