The main point here is that $A_{ab}$ is the $0$'th Hochschild homology of $A$, and that the usual derived analogue is higher Hochschild homology or topological Hochschild homology. There is a large literature about this, which is easy to find if you know the magic word 'Hochschild'.
Neil Strickland
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