Acyloins

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012839",
  "term": "Acyloins",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A class of organic compounds that are alpha-hydroxy ketones, possessing a hydroxyl group on a carbon atom adjacent to a carbonyl group. These structures are systematically named as 2-hydroxyketones. Acyloins are notably formed through the reductive coupling of two carboxylic esters using metallic sodium, a process known as the acyloin condensation.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "acyl groups",
    "chemical induction",
    "ketones"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1312 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/acyloins/"
}