Acetone: alternatives and connections

a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis

any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids

a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis

any organic compound containing the group -CONH2

a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds

an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups

organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water

a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis

an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen

a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight

the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers

any of a group of isomers in which atoms are linked in the same order but differ in their spatial arrangement.; "A configurational ste…

any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom

a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals

a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/…