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Infrared spectrum 4: propanal, CH3CH2CHO
Propanal is an aldehyde. Like a ketone, it contains a C=O group, but the C=O carbon also has a hydrogen atom attached (the CHO group).
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Key terms in this lesson
- aldehyde
- An organic compound containing the -CHO group, in which a carbon-oxygen double bond lies at the end of the carbon chain.
- ketone
- An organic compound containing a C=O group bonded to two carbon atoms within the chain.
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