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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission
(Someone said Di-acetic acid is a Ketone?)

No, it's an acid. The carbonyl group (carbon double-bonded to oxygen, CO) has a hydroxy group (oxygen single-bonded to hydrogen, OH) on one side, which makes it an acid. The combined group (COOH) is called a carboxyl group.

A ketone has the carbonyl group with aliphatic carbon groups (like methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl) on either side of it.

31 posted on 09/16/2024 11:02:24 AM PDT by Publius
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To: Publius

Publius; Thank you! Appreciate the correction and the information!


35 posted on 09/17/2024 1:58:09 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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