Chemistry · Aldehyde and Ketones: Nature of carbonyl group, nucleophilic addition to >C=O group, relative reactivities of aldehydes and ketones

Which of these contains the carbonyl group?

Which of these contains the carbonyl group?

  • A. ketones
  • B. aldehydes
  • C. carboxylic Acids
  • D. all of these

Step-by-step solution

A carbonyl group (C=O) is present in ketones (R-CO-R'), aldehydes (R-CHO), and carboxylic acids (R-COOH, which includes a carbonyl and an OH). Therefore, all options contain a carbonyl group.
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