In chemistry, a hydroxy or hydroxyl group is a functional group with the chemical formula −OH and composed of one oxygen atom covalently bonded to one...
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Carboxylic acid (redirect from Carboxyl group)
carboxylic acid is an organic acid that contains a carboxyl group (−C(=O)−OH) attached to an R-group. The general formula of a carboxylic acid is often written...
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Alpha hydroxycarboxylic acid (redirect from Alpha Hydroxy Acid)
Alpha hydroxy carboxylic acids, or α-hydroxy carboxylic acids (AHAs), are a group of carboxylic acids featuring a hydroxy group located one carbon atom...
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Acyloin (redirect from Alpha-hydroxy ketone)
α-hydroxy ketones are a class of organic compounds of the general form R−C(=O)−CR'(OH)−R", composed of a hydroxy group (−OH) adjacent to a ketone group...
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Hydroxide (redirect from Hydroxide group)
The corresponding covalently bound group –OH of atoms is the hydroxy group. Both the hydroxide ion and hydroxy group are nucleophiles and can act as catalysts...
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Steroid (section Rings and functional groups)
functional groups attached to this four-ring core and by the oxidation state of the rings. Sterols are forms of steroids with a hydroxy group at position...
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carbohydrates or hydroxyl groups exhibit very similar reactivities, a transformation that protects or deprotects a single hydroxy group must be possible for...
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Aldol (redirect from Beta-hydroxy ketone)
In organic chemistry, an aldol is a structure consisting of a hydroxy group (-OH) two carbons away from either an aldehyde or a ketone. The name combines...
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cyclic form of all the aldohexoses is that its hydroxy groups (with the exception of the hydroxy group on the anomeric carbon of d-glucose) are in the...
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Phenol (redirect from Hydroxy benzene)
solid that is volatile. The molecule consists of a phenyl group (−C6H5) bonded to a hydroxy group (−OH). Mildly acidic, it requires careful handling because...
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