Ketal vs. Acetal — What's the Difference?

(organic chemistry) Any acetal derived from a ketone

An acetal is a functional group with the connectivity R2C(OR')2). Here, the R groups can be organic fragments (a carbon atom, with arbitrary other atoms attached to that) or hydrogen, while the R' groups must be organic fragments not hydrogen.

A colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, C6H14O2, used in perfumes and as a solvent.

Any of the class of compounds formed by combination of an aldehyde with two equivalent weights of alcohol.

(organic chemistry) Any diether of a geminal diol, R₂C(OR')₂ (where R' is not H).

A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.

Any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules