This compound CH3COCH3 is an example of a\an _________ ?
Choose one of the following:
alcohol amine aldehyde ketone ester amide ether nitrile
2006-12-11 01:24:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
ketone. ketones have the general formula, R-C(=O)-R'.
2006-12-11 01:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by prune 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ketone!
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketone
2006-12-11 09:27:43 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CH3COCH3 is acetone which is an example of a ketone
2006-12-11 09:49:05 · answer #3 · answered by LadyStace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ketone :)
2006-12-11 09:32:18 · answer #4 · answered by SeveralTimesWrong 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ketone
2006-12-11 09:26:56 · answer #5 · answered by raysha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ketone! (functional group: R-CO-R')
2006-12-11 09:29:40 · answer #6 · answered by psykedelic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋