Compounds having the structure
R2C(OR')2 (
R' ≠
H) and thus diethers of geminal
diols. Originally, the term was confined to derivatives of
aldehydes (one
R =
H), but it now applies equally to derivatives of
ketones (neither
R =
H). Mixed acetals have different
R' groups.
Source: PAC, 1995,
67, 1307. (
Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1310 [
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