hemiacetal

See also: hémiacétal

English

Skeletal formula of a hemiacetal.

Etymology

hemi- +‎ acetal

Noun

hemiacetal (plural hemiacetals)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of compounds of general formula R₁R₂C(OH)OR' (where R' is not H and R₁ or R₂ is often hydrogen).

See also

• hemiacetal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• hemiketal
• lactol

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Spanish

Noun

hemiacetal m (plural hemiacetales)

1. (organic chemistry) hemiacetal