hemithioacetal

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Etymology

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From hemi- +‎ thioacetal.

Noun

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hemithioacetal (plural hemithioacetals)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of compounds of general formula R2C(OH)SR' (where R' is not H).
    • 2015 December 17, “Studies on the Glutathione-Dependent Formaldehyde-Activating Enzyme from Paracoccus denitrificans”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Two diastereoisomers of each adduct are observed due to the formation of a stereogenic hemithioacetal group.

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