Acetals derived from
ketones by replacement of the oxo group by two hydrocarbyloxy groups
R2C(OR)2 (
R ≠
H ). This term, once abandoned, has been reinstated as a subclass of
acetals.
Source: PAC, 1995,
67, 1307. (
Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1345 [
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