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hemiacetal

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hemiacetal [¦he·mē′as·ə‚tal]
(organic chemistry)
A class of compounds that have the grouping 〉C(OH)‒(OR) and that result from the reaction of an aldehyde and alcohol.
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This occurs through hemiacetal linkages between hydroxyl groups of cellulose/hemicellulose and aldehyde groups formed at C6 primary hydroxyl groups of cellulose by the TEMPO-mediated oxidation.
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