Acetal protecting group functional group

Acetal protecting group functional group (R₂C(OR′)₂): structure, IUPAC naming and the reactions it takes part in.

Overview

The Acetal protecting group functional group has the general structure R₂C(OR′)₂. This page covers how it is written, how it is named and which reactions it takes part in.

Structure and naming

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