Term: ketyls
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.K03389

Definition:
Radical anions (or the corresponding salts) derived from ketones by addition of an electron R2C·–O−↔︎ R2C−–O·.

Note: Ketyls produce two types of conjugate acids: R2C.–OH and R2CH–O.. The former are α-hydroxyalkyl radicals and the latter are alkoxyl radicals, but they have also been called ketyls in @P04588@.

Related Terms:
1) photochemistry (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04588).
2) ketones (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.K03386).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1346 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Citation: 'ketyls' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.K03389

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