Monocarboxylic acids formally derived by
oxidation to a carboxy group of
the terminal
–CH2OH
group of
aldoses,
e.g.
d-glucuronic acid.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1373
See also:
White Book, p. 141