A chemical compound containing both an amido group and a ketone group (a carbon with a double bond to oxygen), useful in synthetic chemistry.
From 'amido-' and 'ketone' from German 'Keton' (from 'Aketon', acetone). Describes compounds with both functional groups, created for specific chemical reactions and pharmaceutical synthesis.
Ketone groups are what make certain solvents smell sharp and pungent—adding amido groups to them creates hybrid molecules that chemists can use as building blocks for more complex medications and materials.
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