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Understanding Knowledge About Ketones
Any member of the category of organic compounds known as ketones has a carbonyl group, which is made up of a carbon atom covalently linked to an oxygen atom. There are significant physiological effects of ketones. They can be present in a variety of sugars as well as in medicines like natural and synthetic steroid hormones. The anti-inflammatory drug cortisone has three ketone groups in each of its molecules.
Organic Chemical Compound: Aldehydes and ketones
An oxygenyl functional group is created when an oxygen atom makes a double bond with a carbon atom. The industry only produces a small number of ketones on a significant scale. They are easily prepared, relatively stable, and highly reactive, making them virtually ideal chemical intermediates. They can be manufactured using a wide range of techniques. Ketones are used as building blocks in the synthesis of numerous complex chemical molecules. The majority of their applications are as solvents, particularly in the production of explosives, lacquers, paints, and textiles. Additionally, ketones are employed in hydraulic fluids, tanning, and preservatives.
Acetone (CH3COCH3), a liquid with a sweetish odor, is the most significant ketone. Acetone dissolves several chemical compounds and is one of the few organic compounds that are indefinitely soluble in water (i.e., soluble in all concentrations). It is one of the most significant industrial solvents because of this and the fact that its low boiling point (56 °C), which makes it simple to evaporate when no longer needed, is employed in items like paints, varnishes, resins, coatings, and nail-polish removers.
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