Ketoaldehydes

Structural formula of methylglyoxal

Structural formula of phenylglyoxal

The ketoaldehydes are compounds that contain an aldehyde group and a keto group .

The simplest representative is methylglyoxal (2-oxopropanal, pyruvic acid aldehyde).

literature

• Beyer / Walter : Textbook of Organic Chemistry , 19th edition, S. Hirzel Verlag, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-7776-0356-2 , p. 301.

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