Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Acetone

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Acetone: The simplest ketone. Also polar (ε = 21) aprotic solvent of molecular formula C₃H₆O. Also called 2-propanone or dimethyl ketone.

Molecular Structure of Acetone


Lewis structure		Ball and spoke		Space-filling model		Molecular model kit

Related terms: Nonpolar solvent, protic solvent, acetaldehyde, acetic acid, acetate, acetyl group, acetyl chloride, acetic anhydride, acetonitrile, acetyl-CoA, acetylcholine, acetylene, acetoacetic acid, acetoacetic ester synthesis, acetophenone
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