Acetal Formation Mechanism Step-by-Step Explanation with a Quick Trick to Predict the Product

Acetal formation is a common mechanism that you absolutely need to know! In this tutorial we'll go over the acetal formation mechanism, the differences between acetals, ketals, and hemiacetals, and an easy trick to quickly predict your product structure without having to go over the entire mechanism every single time.
00:00 Intro
00:28 What are the acetals?
01:29 Acetal vs Ketal
02:23 Acetal vs Hemiacetal
03:23 How we make acetals
04:42 Acetal formation mechanism
07:59 Cyclic acetals
11:36 Trick!
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[@chansakennedykencha]

thank you Vic

[@hamamelisvirginiana545]

Wow I was trying to learn this mechanism for 3 days I could've never guessed that it will be that understandable, thank you for this clear explanation ! 🥳

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That's awesome to hear! Keep up the learning momentum!

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Do you have notes from your class?

[@zoecy]

Thank you so much sir. You save me!!

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