Are ketones and aldehydes carboxylic acid derivatives?
July 6, 2023 | by Bloom Code Studio
The difference between carboxylic acid derivatives and aldehydes and ketones is that there is a group containing a negatively charged heteroatom (usually oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur), which is directly connected to the carbonyl carbon atom. You can think of carboxylic acid derivatives as bilateral.
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