Preferred Label : pinacols;
IUPAC definition : Tetra(hydrocarbyl)ethane-1,2-diols, R sub 2 /sub C(OH)–(OH)R sub 2 /sub , of which
the tetramethyl example is the simplest one and is itself commonly known as pinacol
(benzpinacol is the tetraphenyl analogue).;
Origin ID : P04674;
See also
Tetra(hydrocarbyl)ethane-1,2-diols, R sub 2 /sub C(OH)–(OH)R sub 2 /sub , of which
the tetramethyl example is the simplest one and is itself commonly known as pinacol
(benzpinacol is the tetraphenyl analogue).
