A chemical compound formed by bonding two acetone molecules together through an acetonyl group, used in organic synthesis.
From acetonyl (an acetone-derived radical) plus acetone, literally meaning 'acetonyl-acetone,' describing the compound's structure as two acetone units joined together.
Acetonylacetone sounds complicated, but it's actually just two acetone molecules holding hands—chemists discovered that acetone molecules could link together in specific ways, creating new compounds with different properties than their parent molecules.
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