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acetal

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An acetal is a functional group with the following connectivity RC(OR'), where both R' groups are organic fragments. The central carbon atom has four bonds to it, and is therefore saturated and has tetrahedral geometry . The two R'O groups may be equivalent ...

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n. (context organic chemistry English) Any diether of a geminal diol, R 2 C(OR') 2 (where R' does not = H).