M melmu001 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Dec 15, 2013 Messages 364 Reaction score 9 Aug 13, 2014 #1 Members do not see this ad. How many alpha carbons does 2 propanone have? What about 2-butanone?
N NLP26 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined May 19, 2013 Messages 60 Reaction score 14 Aug 13, 2014 #2 Two for each, alpha carbons just refer to the C's next to the carbonyl bond Upvote 0 Downvote
S SpartanChemMajor New Member 7+ Year Member Joined Aug 13, 2014 Messages 5 Reaction score 2 Aug 13, 2014 #3 alpha carbons are the carbons directly adjacent to the carbonyl groups. So in both 2-butanone 2-propanone there are 2 alpha carbons since the -one ending signifies ketone groups. Upvote 0 Downvote
alpha carbons are the carbons directly adjacent to the carbonyl groups. So in both 2-butanone 2-propanone there are 2 alpha carbons since the -one ending signifies ketone groups.
