Carbonyls Notes

Carbonyls can be broken down in to the following sections;

• Structure of a Carbonyl

• Aldehydes and Ketones

• Carboxylic Acids and Esters

• Acylation

Structure of a Carbonyl

Carbonyls contain a Carbon-Oxygen double bond, the carbon is delta positive and the oxygen is delta negative, this is due to the oxygen having a greater electronegativity.