ketol
/ˈkiː.tɒl/US/ˈki.tɑl/
ketol noun: a hydroxyketone (e.g., an acyloin).
Noun
ketol (plural ketols)
- A hydroxyketone (e.g., an acyloin).
- 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.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
- Consider the enolization (Scheme 3.26) of the methyl ester of acetoacetic acid, a reaction involving ketol-enol tautomerism.2010, Daniel L. Purich, Enzyme Kinetics: Catalysis and Control, Elsevier, Academic Press, page 201
Forms of ketol
| plural | ketols |
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Origin of ketol
Blend of ketone + indol.
Words formed from ketol
Questions about ketol
- What does ketol mean?
- Ketol means a hydroxyketone (e.g., an acyloin).
- What part of speech is ketol?
- Ketol is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ketol?
- Ketol is pronounced /ˈkiː.tɒl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ketol?
- The plural of ketol is ketols.
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