An organic compound containing both an acyl group and a hydroxyl group (OH) on adjacent or nearby carbon atoms.
From 'acyl' + 'hydroxyl' + '-in' (variant ending). The term was created to describe this specific structural pattern in organic chemistry.
Acyloins are versatile intermediates—they're what you get when you combine aldehydes with compounds under the right conditions, and they're jumping-off points for creating complex ring-containing molecules!
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