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Pseudoacid logo #10101) Organic acid
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Pseudoacid

Pseudoacid logo #21000 A Pseudoacid in Organic Chemistry is a cyclic oxocarboxylic acid. Most commonly, these form from aldehyde and keto carboxylic acids, and the cyclic forms are furanoid (5-ring with oxygen) or pyranoid (6-ring with oxygen). The original pseudoacid to be described as such (using the German `pseudosauren`) was levulinic acid (4-oxopentanoic acid). U.....
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