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Hemiacetal
Hemiacetals
and
hemiketals
are compounds that are derived from
aldehydes
and
ketones
respectively. The Greek word
hèmi
means
half
. These compounds are formed by formal addition of an
alcohol
to the
carbonyl
group.
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