Ketone Chemical Structure
1. Identification Summary Ketone is a carbonyl functional group in which the carbonyl carbon is bonded to two carbons (R₂C=O; neither R is H). The carbonyl is sp², trigonal planar, strongly electrophilic, and shows a characteristic C=O IR band near ~1715 cm⁻¹ for simple aliphatic ketones (conjugation/substitution shifts lower). α-Hydrogens adjacent to the carbonyl are … Read more