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Chapter : 6. Carbon and Its Compound
Aldehydes and Ketones
62. Aldehydes and Ketones : ( ) Aldehydes and Ketones are compounds containing carbonyl () group. In aldehydes, carbon of group is attached to an alkyl group and a hydrogen atom. In ketones, carbon of carbonyl group is attached to two alkyl groups. The two alkyl groups may be same or different. For example , or RCHO is an Aldehyde, या RCOR' is a Ketone Where R and R' are different alkyl groups. They can be same also. Aldehydes are named by replacing -e from the name of alkane by the suffix –al and Ketones are named by replacing –e of alkane by the suffix -one. Aldehydes : General formula is है। Ketones : General formula is