Given below are the structures of paracetamol and aspirin. Which of the listed functional groups do the two molecules put together NOT contain?
A
Amide
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B
Ester
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C
Carboxylic acid
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D
Ketone
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Solution
The correct option is D Ketone
Ketone has the structure R−O||C−R′, where R and R′ are carbon substituents. This functional group is absent from the structures.