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One reference to J Forensic Sci. 1995 Jul;40(4):686-7.
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We report the identification of acetone (0.45mg/mL) and isopropanol (0.17 mg/mL) but without the presence of ethanolin a blood sample from a man suspected of driving under the influenceof alcohol. A preliminary breath screening test with an electrochemicalinstrument (Alcolmeter S-L2) was positive and an evidential breath-testwith a dual wavelength infrared analyzer (Intoxilyzer 5000), recognizedthe presence of an interferant in the subject's breath. The manadmitted drinking moderate amounts of alcohol (vodka) the previousevening and was being treated by his doctor for hyperglycemia byspecial dietary control. This case scenario provides a good example ofsevere metabolic ketoacidosis in an ostensibly healthy man driving on the highway. Biotransformation of the abnormally high concentration ofblood-acetone to isopropanol occurs through the alcohol dehydrogenasepathway.
PMID: 7595310 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Another reference (more recent) is even more interesting as it relates to to a person on a low carb high fat diet (like Atkins).
Int J Obes (Lond). 2007 Mar;31(3):559-61. Epub 2006 Aug 8
A 59-year-old man undergoing weight loss with verylow calorie diets (VLCD) attempted to drive a car, which was fittedwith an alcohol ignition interlock device, but the vehicle failed tostart. Because the man was a teetotaller, he was surprised and upset bythis result. VLCD treatment leads to ketonemia with high concentrationsof acetone, acetoacetate and beta-hydroxybutyrate in the blood. Theinterlock device determines alcohol (ethanol) in breath byelectrochemical oxidation, but acetone does not undergo oxidation withthis detector. However, under certain circumstances acetone is reducedin the body to isopropanol by hepatic alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH). Theignition interlock device responds to other alcohols (e.g. methanol,n-propanol and isopropanol), which therefore explains thefalse-positive result. This 'side effect' of ketogenic diets needsfurther discussion by authorities when people engaged insafety-sensitive work (e.g. bus drivers and airline pilots) submit torandom breath-alcohol tests.
PMID: 16894360 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Not likely. Ethanol in blood tests is usually determined enzymatically, with alcohol dehydrogenase. Interference from other alcohol type or ketones is usually considered to be less than 1%.
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What is the result when you reduce a ketone?
Reducing a ketone typically results in the formation of a secondary alcohol. This involves the addition of two hydrogen atoms to the carbonyl carbon of the ketone, resulting in the replacement of the oxygen atom with two hydrogen atoms.
What is the product when secondary alcohol is oxidized?
ketone
How is a ketone differerent from an alcohol?
A ketone is a R-C(=O)-R bond, not to be confused with an aldehyde R-CHO. An alcohol is an R-C-OH group.
What classification of alcohol undergoes oxidation to yield a ketone?
A secondary alcohol undergoes oxidation to yield a ketone; a primary alcohol forms an aldehyde instead, and a tertiary alcohol usually does not form either a ketone or an alcohol, because the carbon having the OH group in a tertiary alcohol already has three bonds to other carbon atoms and therefore cannot form a double bond to oxygen without more extensive breaking of other bonds in the tertiary alcohol.
The single oxidation of a tertiary alcohol forms?
no reaction.
Which alcohol contains four carbon atoms and can be oxidised to a ketone?
Butan-1-ol is an alcohol that contains four carbon atoms and can be oxidized to produce butanone, also known as methyl ethyl ketone (MEK). This reaction typically involves the removal of two hydrogen atoms from the alcohol to form the ketone.
What is the oxidation of alcohol?
Oxidation of a primary alcohol results in an Aldahyde, 2 molecules of primary alcohol oxidized results in an ether, oxidization of a secondary alcohol end product is a ketone. Oxidation of a primary alcohol results in an Aldahyde, 2 molecules of primary alcohol oxidized results in an ether, oxidization of a secondary alcohol end product is a ketone.
Is Benzyl Acetate a Aldehyde or Ketone?
Benzyl acetate is neither an aldehyde nor a ketone. It is an ester, specifically the ester of benzyl alcohol and acetic acid.
Undesirably high concentration of ketone bodies in the blood and urine?
Condition known as Ketosis
Which functional groups are present in carbohydrates?
alcohol, aldehyde, or ketone.
Formation of 'ketal'?
A ketal is formed through the reaction of a ketone or aldehyde with two equivalents of an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst. The process involves the addition of the alcohol to the carbonyl group of the ketone or aldehyde, followed by dehydration to form the ketal. Ketals are commonly used as protecting groups for carbonyl compounds.
What is the type of solution of denatured and alcohol?
There are different formulations for denaturing ethyl alcohol. One such formulation adds isopropyl alcohol, methyl ethyl ketone and denatonium benzoate to the ethyl alcohol to make it unpalatable.
