Hemiacetal
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A hemiacetal is a compound that has the following general structural formula.
R1 = H, alkyl, aryl
R2 = alkyl
eg:
The functional group 1 in an organic molecules is called the hemiacetal group; the carbon atom bearing the two oxygen atoms is the hemiacetal carbon.
see also cyclic hemiacetal, acetal, hemiketal