Depto. Química Orgánica

ALCOHOL ADDITION TO ALDEHYDES AND KETONES

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Alcohols' oxygen is nucleophilic enough to attack a carbonyl group.
Two equivalents of alcohol render a ketal whereas only one equivalent leads a hemiketal ("half of a ketal")
Formación de Hemiacetales Hemiketal Formation
Formación de Acetales Ketal Formation