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difference between oxo and ketone and how to represent them

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8 Years agoGrade Select Grade
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Profile image of Vikas TU
8 Years ago
Dear Student,
Oxo speaks to the two aldehydes and ketones. So ketones is a sub aggregate under oxo. Aldehydes are spoken to by –CHO and ketones by C=O .
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Vikas (B. Tech. 4th year
Thapar University)