Chemistry A-Level
ketone product
What ketone product means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of ketone product
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The ketone that results has no hydrogen on its carbonyl carbon, so oxidising it again would mean breaking a carbon–carbon bond.
Topics that use ketone product
- Oxidation of alcohols (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- acidified potassium dichromate(VI)
- carbon–carbon bond too strong
- distillation against reflux
- hydrogen on the carbonyl carbon
- no colour change
- no hydrogen on the hydroxyl carbon
- secondary alcohol oxidation
- tertiary alcohols
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