IUPAC Nomenclature
Why does the IUPAC name specify 2 in the name propan-2-one? If the oxygen were on the 1 carbon, it would be an aldehyde (propanal) rather than a ketone.
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SomeMichGuy · M
Seems as though you are already hot on the trail...
Northwest · M
Just call it Acetone.