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Definitions of acetal in various dictionaries:
noun - any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
A colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, CH3CH(OC2H5)2, used in cosmetics and as a solvent.
Any of the class of compounds formed from aldehydes combined with alcohol.
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| any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules |
| An organic compound formed by the condensation of two alcohol molecules with an aldehyde molecule. |
| A colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, CH3CH(OC2H5)2, used in cosmetics and as a solvent. |
| Any of the class of compounds formed from aldehydes combined with alcohol. |
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| An acetal is a functional group with the following connectivity R2C(OR')2, where both R' groups are organic fragments. The central carbon atom has four bonds to it, and is therefore saturated and has tetrahedral geometry. The two R'O groups may be equivalent to each other or not. The two R groups can be equivalent to each other (a "symmetric acetal") or not (a "mixed acetal"), and one or both can even be hydrogen atoms rather than organic fragments. Acetals are formed from and convertible to carbonyl compounds (aldehydes or ketones R2C=O). The term ketal is sometimes used to identify structures associated with ketones rather than aldehydes and, historically, the term acetal was used specifically for the aldehyde cases.Formation of an acetal occurs when the hydroxyl group of a hemiacetal becomes protonated and is lost as water. The carbocation that is produced is then rapidly attacked by a molecule of alcohol. Loss of the proton from the attached alcohol gives the acetal.* Acetals are s |