Compounds,
ROM, derivatives of alcohols,
ROH, in which
R is saturated at the site of its attachment to oxygen and
M is a metal or other cationic species.
See: alcoholates
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1314 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)