Glycal

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Glucal, the glycal formed from glucose.
Glucal, the glycal formed from glucose.

Glycal is a name for cyclic enol ether derivatives of sugars having a double bond between carbon atoms 1 and 2 of the ring. The name should not be used or modified as a class name for monosaccharide derivatives having a double bond in any other position.

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