What are carbonyl compounds?
Aldehydes and ketones, organic compounds that both contain the carbonyl functional group C=O
Describe the location of the carbonyl functional group in aldehydes
What is the simplest aldehyde, its common name and its use.
Methanal, HCHO
Formaldehyde
Used in solution to preserve biological specimens
Describe the location of the carbonyl functional group in ketones
What is the simplest ketone, its common name and its use.
Propanone, CH3CHOCH3
Acetone
Used as an important industrial solvent and in nail-varnish removers
How to name carbonyl compounds?
Aldehyde = -al
Ketone = -one
-> the carbon atom of the carbonyl group is always designated as carbon-1