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noun - an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
HEMIACETAL - A hemiacetal or a hemiketal is a compound that results from the addition of an alcohol to an aldehyde or a ketone, respectively. The Greek word hèmi...
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| Any of a class of compounds of general formula R2C(OH)OR' (where R' is not H). |
| an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones |
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| A hemiacetal or a hemiketal is a compound that results from the addition of an alcohol to an aldehyde or a ketone, respectively. The Greek word hèmi, meaning half, refers to the fact that a single alcohol has been added to the carbonyl group, in contrast to acetals or ketals, which are formed when a second alkoxy group has been added to the structure. |