Definition of ketyls

1. Radical anions (or the corresponding salts) derived from ketones by addition of an electron: R2C.-O- R2C--O.. NOC Rule C-84.4. Note: Ketyls produce two types of conjugate acids: R2C.-OH and R2CH-O.. The former are -hydroxyalkyl radicals and the latter are alkoxyl radicals, but they have also been called ketyls in photochemis