1: Common and IUPAC Names of Some Aldehydes and Ketones
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
The common and IUPAC names of some aldehydes and ketones are
given in Table 8 1 or
3-Bromobenzenecarbaldehyde
Rationalised 2023-24
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Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
The carbonyl carbon atom is sp
2-hybridised and forms three sigma (s)
bonds The fourth valence electron of carbon remains in its p-orbital
and forms a p-bond with oxygen by overlap with p-orbital of an oxygen