Hemithioacetal

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a class of compounds of general formula R₂C(OH)SR' (where R' is not H).

    "Two diastereoisomers of each adduct are observed due to the formation of a stereogenic hemithioacetal group."

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"Two diastereoisomers of each adduct are observed due to the formation of a stereogenic hemithioacetal group."

Etymology

From hemi- + thioacetal.

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general formula

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