Radical anions (or the corresponding salts) derived from ketones by addition of an electron
R2C·–O−↔︎
R2C−–O·.
Note: Ketyls produce two types of conjugate acids:
R2C.–OH and
R2CH–O.. The former are α-hydroxyalkyl radicals and the latter are alkoxyl radicals, but they have also been called ketyls in @
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PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1346 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)