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Formyl vs Ketone - What's the difference?

formyl | ketone |

As nouns the difference between formyl and ketone

is that formyl is (organic chemistry) the univalent radical -cho, derived from formaldehyde, that is characteristic of aldehydes while ketone is .

formyl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CHO, derived from formaldehyde, that is characteristic of aldehydes

    • Derived terms

    * formylase * formyl chloride * formyl fluoride * formylglycine * formyl methionine / formylmethionine * formyl peptide receptor * formylium

    Related terms

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    ketone

    English

    (wikipedia ketone)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.
  • * acetone R1 = R2 = CH3
  • * methyl ethyl ketone R1 = CH3, R2 = C2H5
  • * camphor C??H??O

    • Derived terms

    * keto- * ketoacidosis * ketogenesis * ketone body * ketosis * -one

    Related terms

    * aldehyde R2 = H * tautomerism

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