Ketone
A ketone is an organic compound that has a carbon atom with a double bond to an oxygen atom (this is called carbonyl functional group). This carbon atom must also have single bonds to two other carbon atoms.
A ketone can be produced by oxidating a secondary alcohol.
A ketone will show a strong peak between 1690 and 1715cm-1 using infrared spectroscopy.[1]
Ketone Media
Skeletal formula of a general ketone
Representative ketones, from the left: acetone, a common solvent; oxaloacetate, an intermediate in the metabolism of sugars; acetylacetone in its (mono) enol form (the enol highlighted in blue); cyclohexanone, precursor to nylon; muscone, an animal scent; and tetracycline, an antibiotic.
Keto-enol tautomerism. 1 is the keto form; 2 is the enol.
The Haller-Bauer reaction occurs between a non-enolizable ketone and a strong amide base. In this prototypical example involving benzophenone, the tetrahedral intermediate expels phenyl anion to give benzamide and benzene as the organic products
This Image contains a general reaction of Oxidation of Ketone to Carboxylic Acids
References
- ↑ Padias, Anne. Making the Connections: A How-to guide for Organic Chemistry Lab Techniques. 2nd. Plymouth: Hayden-McNeil, 2011. pp 73. Print.
