pinacol
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek πίναξ (pínax, “tablet”) + -ol. Actualized from pinacone.
Noun
editpinacol (plural pinacols)
- (organic chemistry) any tetra-substituted derivative of ethylene glycol, of general formula R2C(OH)-C(OH)R2, especially the simplest example where R is methyl
Derived terms
edit- benzopinacol - where R is C6H5
- semipinacol
- pinacol rearrangement
- pinacolate
- pinacolic
- pinacolone