Definition of Aldol. Meaning of Aldol. Synonyms of Aldol

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Definition of Aldol

Aldol
Aldol Al"dol, n. [Aldehyde + -ol as in alcohol.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid, C4H8O2, obtained by condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde: CH3CHO + CH3CHO = H3CH(OH)CH2CO; also, any of various derivatives of this. The same reaction has been applied, under the name of aldol condensation, to the production of many compounds.

Meaning of Aldol from wikipedia

- In organic chemistry, an aldol describes a structural motif consisting of a 3-hydroxy ketone, R−CH(OH)−CHR'−C(=O)−R", or 3-hydroxyaldehyde, R−CH(OH)−CHR'−CH=O...
- The aldol reaction (aldol addition) is a reaction in organic chemistry that combines two carbonyl compounds (e.g. aldehydes or ketones) to form a new...
- An aldol condensation is a condensation reaction in organic chemistry in which two carbonyl moieties (of aldehydes or ketones) react to form a β-hydroxyaldehyde...
- In organic chemistry, aldol reactions are acid- or base-catalyzed reactions of aldehydes or ketones. Aldol addition or aldolization refers to the addition...
- In organic chemistry, the Mukaiyama aldol addition is an organic reaction and a type of aldol reaction between a silyl enol ether (R2C=CR−O−Si(CH3)3)...
- Michael/aldol reaction (or domino Michael/aldol reaction) is a consecutive series of reactions composed of either Michael addition reactions or aldol reactions...
- β-unsaturated ketone in a cyclohexane ring by a Michael addition followed by an aldol condensation. This procedure is one of the key methods to form fused ring...
- The Stork enamine alkylation involves the addition of an enamine to a Michael acceptor (e.g., an α,β -unsaturated carbonyl compound) or another electrophilic...
- (acetaldol, aldol) is an organic compound with the formula CH3CH(OH)CH2CHO and the structure H3C−CH(OH)−CH2−CH=O. It is classified as an aldol (R−CH(OH)−CHR'−C(=O)−R")...
- reactions in organic chemistry are a family of proline-catalysed asymmetric aldol reactions. In the 1970s, two research groups discovered (and published)...