Aldehydes, Ketones, and their Derivatives ACD/Name

Acetals Rule C-331

331.1 - Compounds containing the group are termed acetals and are named
substitutively as dialkoxy (etc.) compounds; alternatively, the name of the corresponding
aldehyde or ketone is followed by that of the hydrocarbon radical(s) (if necessary with
the prefix "di-", "bis", etc.), which in turn is followed by the word "acetal" .

Examples to Rule C-331.1

331.2 - A cyclic acetal in which the two acetal-oxygen atoms form part of a ring may be
named: (a) as a heterocyclic compound; (b) by use of the prefix "methylenedioxy-" for

the group as a substituent in the remainder of the molecule, derivatives of the

methylenedioxy group being named as substitution products thereof (see also Rule
C-205.2); or (c) particularly when stereochemistry is implied in the name of the
corresponding alcohol or ketone, as the alkylene or alkylidene derivative of that alcohol
or as the alkylene or alkylidene acetal of that ketone (see Rule C-331.1).

Examples to Rule C-331.2

331.3 - The following are examples of trivial names that are retained:

331.4 - Compounds having the general formulae or are

named substitutively as alkoxy (etc.) derivatives of the hydroxy compounds.

Example to Rule C-331.4

See Recommendations'93 R-5.6.4

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Acetals and Acylals Rule C-332, Rule C-333
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