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pinacol rearrangement

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.

Noun

pinacol rearrangement (plural pinacol rearrangements)

  1. 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

Forms of pinacol rearrangement

pluralpinacol rearrangements

Words formed from pinacol rearrangement

Questions about pinacol rearrangement

What does pinacol rearrangement mean?
Pinacol rearrangement means 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.
What part of speech is pinacol rearrangement?
Pinacol rearrangement is a noun.
What is the plural of pinacol rearrangement?
The plural of pinacol rearrangement is pinacol rearrangements.

Words near pinacol rearrangement in the dictionary

  1. pinacoderms
  2. pinacoid
  3. pinacoidal
  4. pinacoids
  5. pinacol
  6. pinacol rearrangement
  7. pinacol rearrangements
  8. pinacolate
  9. pinacolates
  10. pinacolato
  11. pinacolatoboron

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