acetalide
Acetalide is not a widely recognized or standardly defined chemical name in major chemical databases or peer‑reviewed literature. In many contexts, the term may be encountered as a speculative or informal reference to compounds containing an acetal functionality, or as a nonstandard label for a particular acetal derivative. Because there is no single agreed definition, interpretations of acetalide can vary by source.
If used to denote an acetal-containing species, acetalide would refer to a class of compounds bearing an
Synthesis of acetals follows the classic acetalization process, where a carbonyl compound reacts with a diol
Applications of acetal-related chemistry include protecting carbonyl groups during complex syntheses, facilitating selective transformations, and contributing
See also: acetal, acetalization, protecting group, polyacetal.