OBO ID: CHEBI:2468
Term Name: secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • acyloin
  • acyloins
  • secondary alpha-hydroxy ketones
  • secondary alpha-hydroxy-ketone
  • secondary alpha-hydroxy-ketones
  • secondary alpha-hydroxyketone
  • secondary alpha-hydroxyketones
Definition: An alpha-hydroxy ketone in which the carbonyl group and the hydroxy group are linked by a carbon bearing one hydrogen and one organyl group. Secondary alpha-hydroxy ketones are also known as acyloins, and are formally derived from reductive coupling of two carboxylic acid groups.
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Ontology: ChEBI  ( EBI )
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