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GK QUESTION#3271

A class of organic compounds that contain an oxygen between two alkyl groups is called:

  1. Aalcohol
  2. Baldehyde
  3. Cketone
  4. DetherCorrect answer
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D. ether

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An ether has an oxygen atom bonded to two carbon groups, represented as R–O–R′. When both groups are alkyl, it is a dialkyl ether. Alcohols contain an OH group, whereas aldehydes and ketones contain carbonyl groups.

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