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carbonyl compounds definition

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1. Compounds 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. See under oxo compounds.2. Metal carbonyls, in which carbon monoxide is a formal ligand.


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