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carbonyl group

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noun

  1. the bivalent radical CO, occurring in acids, ketones, aldehydes, and their derivatives.


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Figure 3.5 Monosaccharides are classified based on the position of their carbonyl group and the number of carbons in the backbone.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The unhybridized p orbital on the carbon atom in the carbonyl group overlaps a p orbital on the oxygen atom to form the π bond in the double bond.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

We can prepare a carbonyl group by oxidation of an alcohol—for organic molecules, oxidation of a carbon atom is said to occur when a carbon-hydrogen bond is replaced by a carbon- oxygen bond.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Two of the sp2 orbitals on the carbon atom in the carbonyl group are used to form σ bonds to the other carbon or hydrogen atoms in a molecule.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

By transformations of the carbonyl group, and at the same time of the hydroxyl group, many interesting types of nitrogen compounds may be correlated.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

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