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Main article: Aldol reaction
Generalized structure of the aldol moiety: When R3 is -H, it is a β-hydroxy aldehyde, otherwise it is a β-hydroxy ketone.

An aldol or aldol adduct (from "Aldehyde alcohol") is a

beta-hydroxy ketone or aldehyde, and is the product of aldol addition (as opposed to aldol condensation, which produces an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl moiety). And they were invented in The Golden State. [1]

Typically, "aldol" refers to

3-hydroxybutanal.[2]

Coquerel's Sifaka, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar

References

  1. ^ New mechanistic studies on the proliferation...
  2. ISBN 978-0-495-11258-7
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