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Chemical Common Name IUPAC-Name Structural formula
formula Suffix used- ‘-
oic acid’
1.HCOOH Formic acid Methanoic acid H-COOH
2.CH 3COOH Acetic acid Ethanoic acid CH 3- COOH

3.C 2H 5 COOH Propionic acid Propanoic acid CH 3-CH 2-COOH

4.C 3H 7COOH Butric acid Butanoic acid CH 3-CH 2-CH 2-COOH

o Ketone [R-CO-R’]–

Ketoneisalso acarbonyl-based functional group that reacts in very similar ways. In a
ketone, the carbon atom of a carbonyl [-C=O] is bonded to two other carbon
atoms.

Hence the simplest Ketone has at least three carbon atoms. It’s commonly known as
Acetone and is widely used as a Nail polish remover.

A Ketone Simplest ketone - Acetone

Examples of Ketone [R-CO-R’]-

Chemical Common IUPAC-Name Structural formula
formula Name Suffixused- ‘-
one’
1.CH 3COCH 3 Acetone Propanone CH 3COCH 3
2. C 2H 5 CO CH 3 Ethyl, methyl Butanone CH 3-CH 2-CO-CH 3

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