Compounds in which a hydroxy group,
–OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom
R3COH.
The term '
hydroxyl' refers to the radical species,
HO..
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1312
See also:
PAC, 1993, 65, 1357
(Revised nomenclature for radicals, ions, radical ions and related species (IUPAC Recommendations 1993))
on page 1357
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
doi:10.1351/goldbook.
