What is the difference between acetyl and acetone?
This group is called an acetyl group. The first ketone this group can form is made by combining the acetyl component with CH3. Because it is the first ketone, it is called acetone. This is an old naming scheme, and the confusion it causes is one of the reasons for which chemists devised the IUPAC nomenclature.Feb 20, 2016
This group is called an acetyl group. The first ketone this group can form is made by combining the acetyl component with CH3. Because it is the first ketone, it is called acetone. This is an old naming scheme, and the confusion it causes is one of the reasons for which chemists devised the IUPAC nomenclature.Feb 20, 2016
