HEMIACETAL


Meaning of HEMIACETAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhe-mē-ˈa-sə-ˌtal ]

noun

Date: 1893

: any of a class of compounds characterized by the grouping C(OH)(OR) where R is an alkyl group and usually formed as intermediates in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones

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