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Lactones are (internal) cyclic esters of hydroxy-carboxylic acids:

The ester bond is between

X-C-O--H and H-O--(C=O)-Y to form

X-C-O--(C=O)-Y and H--O-H

(X and Y are linked by aliphatic hydrocarbon atoms)

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