pinacol rearrangement

noun

A class of rearrangement reaction in which a 1,2-diol is converted into a ketone; especially the case of the conversion of pinacol into pinacolone

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Meanings

nounpinacol rearrangement (plural pinacol rearrangements)

plural pinacol rearrangements

  1. chemistryA class of rearrangement reaction in which a 1,2-diol is converted into a ketone; especially the case of the conversion of pinacol into pinacolone

Translations

Italian trasposizione pinacolica, riarrangiamento pinacolico
  • trasposizione pinacolicaa class of rearrangement reaction
  • riarrangiamento pinacolicoa class of rearrangement reaction
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