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primary alpha-hydroxy ketone

CHEBI:CHEBI_139590

Definition

An alpha-hydroxy ketone in which the carbonyl group and the hydroxy group are linked by a -CH2 (methylene) group.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C2H3O2R
Molecular Mass
59.044
Charge
0
SMILES
*C(C(O)([H])[H])=O

Alternative Names

  • primary alpha-hydroxy ketones
  • primary alpha-hydroxy-ketone
  • primary alpha-hydroxy-ketones
  • primary alpha-hydroxyketone
  • primary alpha-hydroxyketones

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

core#notation
CHEBI:139590

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Additional Attributes

oboInOwl#hasOBONamespace
chebi_ontology
oboInOwl#id
CHEBI:139590
core#notation
CHEBI:139590
oboInOwl#inSubset
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/chebi#3_STAR
22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
owl#annotatedSource
t108785