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Definition of Aldol

1. Noun. An oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO).

Definition of Aldol

1. n. A colorless liquid, C₄H₈O₂, obtained by condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde: CH3CHO + CH3CHO = H3CH(OH)CH2CO; also, any of various derivatives of this. The same reaction has been applied, under the name of aldol condensation, to the production of many compounds.

Definition of Aldol

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta- position ¹

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Definition of Aldol

1. a chemical compound [n -S]

Medical Definition of Aldol

1. See: aldol condensation. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aldol

Literary usage of Aldol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Textbook of Organic Chemistry by Joseph Scudder Chamberlain (1921)
"aldol Condensation. — In discussing the addition products formed from ... The product is aldol, the reaction being known as the aldol condensation. ..."

2. Victor Von Richter's Organic Chemistry; Or, Chemistry of the Carbon by Victor von Richter, Richard Anschütz, Georg Schroeter (1900)
"aldol freshly prepared is a colorless, odorless liquid, with a specific gravity ... aldol distils in a vacuum undecomposed at 100° ; but under atmospheric ..."

3. Fownes' Manual of Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical by George Fownes (1878)
"CHO, aldol being probably formed as an intermediate product. Crotonic aldehyde is a colorless liquid, having an extremely pungent odor, and boiling at ..."

4. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik. Holleman (1920)
"\OH U aldol This constitutional formula expresses the properties of aldol. Instead of explaining the formation of aldol by assuming the combination of one ..."

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