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for the oxo group (=O) and used as prefix when the ketone does not have the highest priority. Other prefixes, however, are also used. For some common chemicals (mainly in biochemistry), keto refer to the ketone functional group.

Structure and bonding

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The ketone carbon is often described as sp² hybridized, a description that includes both their electronic and molecular structure. Ketones are trigonal planar

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