One example of these compounds is produced by the oxidation of 2-butanol [BYOO-tah-nol], and a common test for these substances looks for the creation of iodoform [ie-oe-doe-FORM]. When humans produce too much of these chemicals because of too much fatty acid breakdown, their blood turns acidic, whi
One example of these compounds is produced by the oxidation of 2-butanol [BYOO-tah-nol], and a common test for these substances looks for the creation of iodoform [ie-oe-doe-FORM]. When humans produce too much of these chemicals because of too much fatty acid breakdown, their blood turns acidic, which is a diabetes symptom. The simplest example of this, used as nail polish remover, is acetone [A-suh-tone]. Name these carbonyls [KAHR-buh-nils] that are not aldehydes [AL-duh-hides] because the central carbon is bonded to two other carbons.
One example of these compounds is produced by the oxidation of 2-butanol
ketones (prompt on "carbonyl")