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Acetals and Ketals: Hemiacetals and Hemiketals
We can make hemiacetals and acetals from aldehydes.
We can make hemiketals and ketals from ketones.
BUT ... to convert from "hemi"acetal to acetal, we have to be removing water ... it's an equilibrium! Same for converting hemiketals to ketals.
Full Mechanism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ace...
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