Answer to Question #145877 in Organic Chemistry for Sam

Question

Explain the reactions of a range of carbonyl and non-carbonyl functional group compounds.

Answer 1

The term carbonyl can also refer to CO as a ligand in an inorganic or organometallic complex (a metal carbonyl, e.g. nickel carbonyl).

The remainder of this article concerns itself with the organic chemistry definition of carbonyl, where carbon and oxygen share a double bond.