ketoxime

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A chemical made when a ketone reacts with hydroxylamine that contains a C=NOH group

noun
/ˈkiːtoʊˌzaɪm/

Specialized

: cetooxima

In the laboratory, we synthesized a new ketoxime by reacting acetone with hydroxylamine.

Examples

After the reaction, we tested the purity of the ketoxime to ensure it met the required specifications.
The chemist explained that the ketoxime compound was crucial in their latest research on synthetic pathways.
As the macromolecular ketone outside TS-1 channels can also be catalytically oxidized to ketoxime, ammonia can be selectively oxidized over TS-1.

Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

oxime

vsketoxime

Specialized

1 9.9

A chemical made when an aldehyde or ketone reacts with hydroxylamine

is limited to those formed only when a ketone reacts with hydroxylamine

Surface Forms

ketoxime singular

ketoximes plural

Morphology

ketoxime = oxime (semi-transparent) = keto + oxime

Formed from the combining form 'keto-' (relating to ketone) plus 'oxime'; the structural relation is clear to chemistry-literate readers but the term is specialized and not obvious to general learners.

Etymology

The word ketoxime comes from the parts keto- and oxime. Keto- means 'from a ketone' and oxime names the group 'C=NOH' that forms when a ketone meets hydroxylamine, so ketoxime is a ketone that has been turned into an oxime.