Aldol

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  • noun. A thick, colorless to pale yellow liquid, C4H8O2, obtained from acetaldehyde and used in perfumery and as a solvent.
  • noun. An organic compound containing an alcohol and a carbonyl group, especially a beta-hydroxy aldehyde.
  • noun. A chemical reaction that produces a beta-hydroxy carbonyl compound as an intermediate or final product.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A compound, CH3CHOHCH2CHO, formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde by means of zinc chlorid. The official name is butanalol-3.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A colorless liquid, C4H8O2, obtained by condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde: CH3CHO + CH3CHO = H3CH(OH)CH2CO; also, any of various derivatives of this. The same reaction has been applied, under the name of aldol condensation, to the production of many compounds.
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  • noun. Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta- position
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  • noun. an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO)
    • Word Usage
    "With all this focus on polyketide/macrolide synthesis, I thought I’d highlight an interesting review in this week’s Angewandte; a genuine masterclass in the aldol reaction."
    cross-reference
    aldol condensation  
    Hypernym
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    organic compound  
    Hyponym
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    acetaldol  
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    3-dipolar  acid-catalysed  acid­base  acylation  all-too-common  
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