Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321768418
ISBN 13: 978-0-32176-841-4

Chapter 2 - Structure and Properties of Organic Molecules - Problems - Page 80: Problem 2-22 j

Answer

This compound can be classified as an alcohol and as a ketone. The functional groups are marked on the following images:

Work Step by Step

The hydroxyl groups displaced on the structure are responsible to the alcohol characteristic, and the carbonyl groups, where the carbon is connected to 2 radicals, make this compound a ketone.
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