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Twin: The Ketone
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A ketone contains a carbonyl group whose carbon bonds to two other carbons rather than to hydrogen, placing the carbonyl in a chain's interior.
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Oxidizing 2-propanol's middle –OH yields propanone (acetone), a ketone with its carbonyl bonded to two carbons.
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An alcohol's hydroxyl position determines which twin forms — a chain-end hydroxyl yields an aldehyde (Chem 2463), never a ketone.