Lactone - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: lactoneLactone
One of a series of organic compounds being cyclic esters which may be regarded as anhydrides of certain hydroxy acids In general they are colorless liquids having a weak aromatic odor They are so called because the typical lactone is derived from lactic acid...
Lactonic
Of pertaining to or derived from a lactone...
Lactam
One of a series of anhydrides of an amido type analogous to the lactones as oxindol a cyclic amide...
Phthalide
A lactone obtained by reduction of phthalyl chloride as a white crystalline substance hence by extension any one of the series of which phthalide proper is the type...
Saccharin
A bitter white crystalline substance obtained from the saccharinates and regarded as the lactone of saccharinic acid so called because formerly supposed to be isomeric with cane sugar saccharose...
Saccharone
A white crystalline substance C6H8O6 obtained by the oxidation of saccharin and regarded as the lactone of saccharonic acid...
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