lactols

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03438
  1. Cyclic @H02774@ formed by @I03130@ addition of a hydroxy group to an aldehydic or ketonic carbonyl group. They are thus 1-oxacy-cycloalkan-2-ols or unsaturated analogues, e.g.
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  2. [obsolete] This term has also been used for hydroxy @L03439@, but such use is not recommended.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1347 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'lactols' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03438 RIS BibTex EndNote
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