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How to Name a Ketone
1. Write the hydrocarbon and drop the ‘e’. 2. End the word with -one.
Name this ketone:
1. Propane – drop the ‘e’ to get propan-
2. Add -one to get propanone.
Add the number 2 at the beginning to
show that the O is attached at the second C.
Answer: 2-propanone
Ketone ends with -one.
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