Compound Identification
SMILES
CC(O)(CO)C1COC(C)(C)O1
InChIKey
InChIKey=VEVJWYFNIUERBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Formula
C8H16O4
Mass
176.212
Taxonomic Classification
Taxonomy Tree
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Kingdom
Organic compounds
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Superclass
Organic oxygen compounds
- Class Organooxygen compounds
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Superclass
Organic oxygen compounds
Kingdom
Organic compounds
Superclass
Organic oxygen compounds
Class
Organooxygen compounds
Subclass
Ethers
Intermediate Tree Nodes
Acetals
Direct Parent
Ketals
Alternative Parents
Tertiary alcohols 1,3-dioxolanes 1,2-diols Oxacyclic compounds Primary alcohols Hydrocarbon derivatives
Molecular Framework
Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
Substituents
Ketal - Tertiary alcohol - Meta-dioxolane - 1,2-diol - Oxacycle - Organoheterocyclic compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Primary alcohol - Alcohol - Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Description
This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ketals. These are acetals derived from ketones by replacement of the oxo group by two hydrocarbyloxy groups R2C(OR)2 ( R not Hydrogen ). This term, once abandoned, has been reinstated as a subclass of acetals.
External Descriptors
Not available