Talk:Ketone
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[edit] ketones in diabetes
Ketones are also a product of body chemistry when the body is under stress. In diabetics, after a sustained period in hypergleacemia (too much sugar in the blood), ketones present in the urine are evidence of advanced disease status.
As noted in the article, diabetic ketoacidosis, this occurs because of prolonged inadequacy of insulin effect rather than "sustained hyperglycemia". alteripse 23:07, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] secondary alcohols to ketone
the oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones does not require strong oxidizing agents. it can be achieved (and in the laboratory, is almost always achieved) with extremely mild reagents. Two common examples are the Dess-Martin oxidation with DMP (Dess-Martin Periodinane) and the Swern Oxidation (Oxalyl Chloride and DMSO).
[edit] IPA
Guidance on pronounciation should follow IPA. —DIV (128.250.80.15 (talk) 09:03, 10 April 2008 (UTC))
