Aldehydes and Ketones

Structure

Name

CH3
C

CH3

O
CH2

H3C

CH2

CH3

CH3

H3C

CH
O
C

CH2

H3C

CH2

CH2
CH2

CH3

CH3
C
H3C

H3C
O

CH

CH
CH
CH

CH3
CH2

CH2

CH2
CH

CH3

H2 C
CH3

CH3
H 2C
CH
H3 C

C
CH2

Name

Structure

Condensed Formula

butanal

heptanal

Ethanal

butanone

2-propanone

3-ethylhexanal

2,2-dimethyl-3-pentanone

1.

2.

What is the smallest ketone possible? Explain.

Determine the errors in the following names and give the correct name
a. 1-butanone
b. 3-pentanal
c. 3-ethyl-2-methylbutanal