KETONES  , in See also:

• CHEMISTRY
• CHEMISTRY (formerly "chymistry"; Gr. xvµela; for derivation see ALCHEMY)

chemistry, organic compounds of the type R • CO • R', where R, R' = alkyl or aryl See also:

• GROUPS
• GROUPS, THEORY

groups . If the groups, R and R' are identical, the ketone is called a See also:

• SIMPLE

simple ketone, if unlike, a mixed ketone . They may be prepared by the oxidation of secondary See also:

• ALCOHOLS
• ALCOHOLS, ALDEHYDES AND
• ALCOHOLS, BENZYL ALCOHOL, BUTYL ALCOHOLS, METHYL ALCOHOL

alcohols; by the addition of the elements of See also:

• WATER

water to See also:

• HYDROCARBONS

hydrocarbons of the See also:

• ACETYLENE

acetylene type See also:

• RC(:N•OH)R'-RC(OH)

RC CH ; by oxidation of See also:

• PRIMARY

primary alcohols of the type RR'•CH•See also:

• CH2OH

CH2OH:RR'•CH•CH2OH -~ R•CO•R'+See also:

• H2O (combined)

H2O+H2CO2; by See also:

• DISTILLATION (from the Lat. distillare, more correctly destillare, to drop or trickle down)

distillation of the See also:

• CALCIUM [symbol Ca, atomic weight 40.0 (o= x6)]

calcium salts of the fatty acids, CnH23102; by See also:

• HEATING

heating the See also:

• SODIUM [symbol Na, from Lat. natrium; atomic weight 23.00 (0=16)]

sodium salts of these acids C.H2n02 with the corresponding See also:

• ACID (from the Lat. root ac-, sharp; acere, to be sour)

acid anhydride to 19o° C . (W . H . See also:

• PERKIN, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1838-1907)

Perkin, Jour . Chem . See also:

• SOC

Soc., 1886, 49, p . 322); by the See also:

• ACTION

action of anhydrous ferric Chloride on acid chlorides (J . Hamonet, See also:

• BULL
• BULL, GEORGE (1634–1710)
• BULL, JOHN (c. 1562–1628)
• BULL, OLE BORNEMANN (18ro-188o)

Bull. de la soc . chim., 1888, 50, p . 357), 2C2HSO001 See also:

• C2H6

C2H6• CO .