ketone
pronunciation
How to pronounce ketone in British English:
UK ['ki:təʊn]
How to pronounce ketone in American English:
US ['kitoʊn]
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- Noun:
- any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
Word Origin
- ketone (n.)
- chemical group, 1851, from German keton, coined in 1848 by German chemist Leopold Gmelin (1788-1853) from German Aketon, from French acétone (see acetone). Its combining form is keto-.
Example
- 1. Producing methyl isobutyl ketone by dehydrogenation of methyl isobutyl carbinol .
- 2. Methylethyl ketone peroxide , accelerant , tert-butyl ester .
- 3. Chemicals in this group , such as acrylamide and methylvinyl ketone , also show up in car exhaust , cigarette smoke , industrial settings , even french fries .
- 4. With the self - made solid phosphoric acid catalyst , methyl isopropyl ketone can be prepared through hydration with isoprene .
- 5. The production technology and development of methyl ethyl ketone at home and abroad are introduced and its present production situation and market demand are analyzed also .