Preferred Label : oxo carboxylic acids;
IUPAC definition : Compounds having a carboxy group as well as an aldehydic or ketonic group in the same
molecule, e.g. HC( O)CH sub 2 /sub CH sub 2 /sub CH sub 2 /sub C( O)OH 5-oxopentanoic
acid. In an organic context the term is generally shortened to oxo acids. The full
name should be used if confusion with oxoacids seems possible.;
Origin ID : O04376;
See also
Compounds having a carboxy group as well as an aldehydic or ketonic group in the same
molecule, e.g. HC( O)CH sub 2 /sub CH sub 2 /sub CH sub 2 /sub C( O)OH 5-oxopentanoic
acid. In an organic context the term is generally shortened to oxo acids. The full
name should be used if confusion with oxoacids seems possible.