pinacol
English edit
Noun edit
pinacol (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