Ketonic parent
sugars (polyhydroxyketones
H–[CHOH]n–C(=O)[CHOH]m–H
with three or more carbon atoms) and their
intramolecularhemiacetals. The oxo group is usually at C-2. E.g.
d-fructose:
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1346