ketol

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  A hydroxyketone (e.g., an acyloin).
 * 2) * 1962, James A. Moore, Erich Heftmann, Chapter 2: Chemistry of the adrenocortical steroids, Helen Wendler Deane, The Adrenocortical Hormones, Part 1, Springer-Verlag, page 221,
 * The 21-hydroxyl group in the α-ketol side chain is very easily esterified, and in many of the synthetic routes leading to these side chains the ketol acetate is still formed.

Hyponyms

 * acyloin, aldol

Derived terms

 * ketolated
 * ketolation
 * ketolic