Preferred Label : ketyls;
IUPAC definition : Radical anions (or the corresponding salts) derived from ketones by addition of an
electron R sub 2 /sub C·–O sup class minus /sup R sub 2 /sub C sup class
minus /sup –O·.;
Scope note : ketyls produce two types of conjugate acids: r2c11oh and r2ch1o1. the former are a-hydroxyalkyl
radicals and the latter are alkoxyl radicals, but they have also been called ketyls
in photochemistry.;
Origin ID : K03389;
See also
Radical anions (or the corresponding salts) derived from ketones by addition of an
electron R sub 2 /sub C·–O sup class minus /sup R sub 2 /sub C sup class
minus /sup –O·.
