Wikipedia: History of Ketone

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Among the other oxygen-containing functional groups, this last quality distinguishes ketones from carboxylic acids, aldehyde?s, esters, and amides. The double-bonded nature of the ketone group distinguishes it from alcohols and ethers. The smallest ketone is acetone, CH₃COCH₃, unless ketene (CH₂CO) counts.

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Keton group

Among the other oxygen-containing functional groups, this last quality distinguishes ketones from carboxylic acids, aldehydes?, esters, and amides. The double-bonded nature of the ketone group distinguishes it from alcohols and ethers. The smallest ketone is acetone:

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unless ketene (CH₂CO) counts.

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