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carbonyl compound

Definition

Any compound containing the carbonyl group, C=O. The term is commonly used in the restricted sense of aldehydes and ketones, although it actually includes carboxylic acids and derivatives.

Reference

  1. EMBL-EBI 2025 Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI). The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EBML). [2025-2-27] www.ebi.ac.uk
Creator: Michael Rubinigg
Relationships
carbonyl compound

subclass of

organooxygen compound

has subclass

carboxylic ester
carbonyl compound
Properties

Label

carbonyl compound

EUPH Code (UID)

[6576]

EUPH IRI

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_36586

Descriptor

n/a

Created

2023-12-27

Updated

2025-11-07
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Author: Michael Rubinigg

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Author: Michael Rubinigg

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Authors: Michael Rubinigg

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carbonyl compound

Compound noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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