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Classify these structures as hemiacetal, acetal, or other.

Classify these structures as hemiacetal, acetal, or other.-example-1
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A hemiacetal is the product of a reaction between an aldehyde and an alcohol.

The structure is

R

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RO-C-H

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OH

An acetal has two alkoxy groups. The structure is :

H

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OH-C-OR '

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OR ''

Of the compounds given, the first two are hemiacetals.

The next three are acetals and the last two are others.

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