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What is the difference between ketone and acetone?

ketone | acetone |

As nouns the difference between ketone and acetone

is that ketone is 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 while acetone is a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.

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

    References

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    acetone

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.

    • Synonyms

    * propanone * propan-2-one * dimethyl ketone

    References

    * (wikipedia "acetone") ----