ketone
class of organic compounds having structure RCOR´
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Summary
ketone is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. ketone ranks in the top 4% of structural class of chemical entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,769 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: carbonyl compound[3]
- Part of: response to ketone[4], cellular response to ketone[5], cellular ketone metabolic process[6], ketone biosynthetic process[7], ketone catabolic process[8], carbonyl reductase (NADPH) activity[9], secondary-alcohol oxidase activity[10], alcohol dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity[11]
- Commons category: Ketones[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ketones[13]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[18]
- Topic has template: Template:Ketones[19]
- Different from: ketene[20]
- Conjugate base: ketone enolate[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
- SMARTS notation: [#6]CX3[#6]CX3[#6]">[23]
Why It Matters
ketone has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] ketone is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]