Lab Report on Aldehydes and Ketones Experiment
Lab Report on Aldehydes and Ketones Experiment
The current experiment aimed at learning properties of some of the common aldehydes and ketones, as well as, the chemical tests used to distinguish the different classes. Both aldehydes and ketones have the same functional group known as carbonyl group C=O. In the aldehyde compounds, the carbonyl group is located at the end the structure with a general structure shown below (McNaught & Wilkinson, 1997). The carbonyl carbon is, therefore, the first carbon of the carbon chain. On the other hand, the carbonyl group in ketones is located anywhere on the carbon ...
