Keto acid

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File:Pyruvic-acid-2D-skeletal.png

File:Acetoacetic acid.png
Acetoacetic acid
File:Levulinic acid.svg
Levulinic acid

Keto acids are organic acids containing a ketone functional group and a carboxylic acid group.

Common types of keto acids include:

  • Alpha-keto acids, or 2-oxo acids, such as pyruvic acid have the keto group adjacent to the carboxylic acid
  • Beta-keto acids, or 3-oxo acids, such as acetoacetic acid have the ketone group at the second carbon from the carboxylic acid
  • Gamma-keto acids, or 4-oxo acids, such as levulinic acid have the ketone group at the third carbon from the carboxylic acid

External links


cs:Oxokyseliny de:Ketosäuren

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