Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Ketone: A functional group characterized by a carbonyl group flanked by two carbons of any hybridization.


General ketone structure

Typical Ketones


2-Propanone (dimethyl ketone;
acetone), a polar aprotic solvent.		   
1-Phenyl-1-butanone (phenyl propyl ketone;
butyrophenone), a conjugated ketone.		   
Cyclohexanone