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1. any of a class of organic compounds formed by combination of an aldehyde molecule and two alcohol molecules. 2. CH3CH(OC2H5)2, a colorless, volatile liquid used as a solvent and in cosmetics.
Acetalisation is the organic reaction that involves the formation of an acetal (or ketals). One way of acetal formation is the nucleophilic addition of an alcohol to a ketone or an aldehyde. Acetalisation is often used in organic synthesis to create a protecting group because it is a reversible reaction.