Oxo Compounds
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Oxo compounds are organic substances containing the carbonyl group (CO). They include aldehydes, ketones, aldehyde and keto acids, and other compounds with a ketone group. Many oxo compounds play significant roles in fermentation and glycolysis as intermediate products in carbohydrate breakdown and synthesis.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Oxo compounds, organic compounds containing the CO group (carbonyl); therefore, aldehydes, ketones, aldehyde and keto acids and other compounds containing the ketone group CO belong to O. Many O. (see Methylglyoxal, Diacetone, Pyruvic acid) play a major role in the processes of fermentation (see) and glycolysis (see), being intermediate products in the breakdown and synthesis of carbohydrates; formaldehyde H2C:O is considered the first product of synthesis in plants, in turn serving as material for the construction of carbohydrates belonging to the group of oxooxo compounds, i.e., compounds containing simultaneously OH- and -CO- groups; these are aldehyde and ketone alcohols (this also includes diacetone). Among oxo compounds are acetone, acetoacetic acid, some medicinal substances (antipyrine, pyramidon, camphor, veronal and others), many dyes and other natural and synthetic organic substances.
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“Oxo Compounds.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/oxo-compounds/