What do you mean by derivative of carbonyl compound? give example

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What do you mean by derivative of carbonyl compound? give example

Answer 1

Hi Vibuti,

More context could help answer your question better, but in general, carbonyl derivatives are carbonyl compounds that have had a reaction done upon them. Your question could be referring to carbonyl derivatives in a synthetic route: e.g., you may reduce a ketone in order to get an acetal, an example of a carbonyl derivative.

Carbonyl derivatives may also be utilized for identification of unknown compounds. A common laboratory test is to react an unknown compound possessing a carbonyl compound with a reagent like 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine. We then quantify physical characteristics (such as melting point) of the derivative, and because there are huge reference books for molecules and the physical qualities of their derivative, we can figure out what molecule matches our experimental results (We would have done many more experiments than just the derivation).

Let me know if you have any more questions!

Best,

Kai