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α-Hydroxy ketones,
RCH(OH)C(=O)R
. So named from the fact that they are formally derived from reductive coupling of carboxylic acyl groups.
See also: ketones
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1312 [Terms] [Paper]