Carbonyl Group (Noun)
Meaning
The bivalent radical CO.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The carbonyl group attached to a hydrogen atom gives rise to aldehydes.
- Analyzing the carbonyl group in organic compounds can reveal a great deal of information.
- In organic chemistry, the carbonyl group is the functional group consisting of a carbon atom double bonded to an oxygen atom.
- The presence of the carbonyl group is a key feature of carboxylic acids.
- Peptides and proteins contain amide linkages formed by nucleophilic replacement reactions involving the carbonyl group.