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lactol

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Cyclic hemiacetals formed by intramolecular addition of a hydroxy group to an aldehydic or ketonic carbonyl group. They are thus 1-oxacycloalkan-2-ols or unsaturated analogues.

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Label

lactol

Synonyms
  • lactol
  • lactols
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Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
lactols [ IUPAC ]

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chebi_ontology

id

CHEBI:38131

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