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Hydroxy ketone
In
organic chemistry
a
hydroxy
ketone
is a
functional group
consisting of
a ketone flanked by a
hydroxyl group
. In the two main
classes
, the
hydroxyl
group can be placed in the
alpha position
or in the
beta
position
CR
2
.
An
α-hydroxy ketone
can
consist
of either a
primary alcohol
or a
secondary alcohol
; the
latter
are often
broadly
referred to as acyloins
Prominent
β-hydroxy
ketones
are
aldol
adducts
.
α-hydroxy ketones can
give
positive
Fehling's test
.
