What is a non-conjugate ketone and what is a conjugate ketone?

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Ghadeer A.
Nov 10, 2015

Conjugated ketone has a C=C unit attached directly to carbon of the carbonyl group. While in Non conjugated ketons the carbonyl group don't contact with any C=C unit

Explanation:

CH2=CH−C(O)−CH3 is a simple conjugate ketone (the C atom connected to the C atom of the carbonyl group forms a double bond to another C atom.whileCH2=CH−CH2−C(O)−CH3would be non-conjugate because the C atoms forming the double bond don't contact the carbonyl group directly.

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