Acetophenone vs. Phenone — What's the Difference?

Acetophenone is the organic compound with the formula C6H5C(O)CH3 (also represented by the pseudoelement symbols PhAc or BzMe). It is the simplest aromatic ketone.

Any aromatic ketone containing a phenyl group directly attached to the carbonyl group

(organic compound) The aromatic ketone phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds

A crystalline ketone, CH3.CO.C6H5, which may be obtained by the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of acetic and benzoic acids. It is used as a hypnotic under the name of hypnone.