https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02776
Hemiacetals having the structure R2C(OH)OR ( RH ), derived from ketones by formal addition of an alcohol to the carbonyl group. This term, once abandoned, has been reinstated as a subclass of hemiacetals.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1339 [Terms] [Paper]