Hypothetical compounds having the structure
RC(OH)3.
Thus hydrated forms of
carboxylic acids. Orthocarbonic acid,
C(OH)4
,
is generically included.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1354