Keytones - brian

- a keytone is a hydrocarbon chain with a double bonded oxygen that is not on either end
- follow standard naming rules and add -one to the parent chain

    

Propanone

Example: Draw the structural diagram for the following keytone

                                Heptanone             

Aldehyde's:- an aldehyde is a compound that has a double bonded oxygen at the end of a carbon
- the simplest aldehyde is a methanol (also called formaldehyde)
- follow the standard rules and change the parent chain ending to -al
- be careful when naming aldehyde's and alcohols

Example: draw the structural diagram for the following aldehyde