Answer to Question #94511 in Organic Chemistry for Sumanth M

Question #94511
Why aromatic ketone develop dark blue color on exposure to sodium in the absence of air.?
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Expert's answer
2019-09-16T04:05:21-0400

In abcence of air sodium reducts ketone to ketyl, an anion radical that contains a group R2CO•. Aromatic ketyls have blue colour.


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