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In chemistry, oxo is the formal IUPAC nomenclature for a ketone functional group.
However, you may find other prefixes that areused by various books and journals. For some common chemicals (mainly in biochemistry), keto or oxy is the term used to describe the ketone (also known as alkanone) functional group.
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