to its carbonyl group, making aldehydes easier to oxidize. Ketones do not have a hydrogen atom bonded to the carbonyl group, and are therefore more resistant to oxidation. They are oxidized only by powerful oxidizing agents which have the ability to cleave carbon-carbon bonds.

Spectroscopy

Ketones (and aldehydes) absorb strongly in the infra-red spectrum near 1750 cm^-1,

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