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Why Diol Is Important?

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Why Diol Is Important?

Diols represent readily accessible building blocks in organic chemistry. Several important reactions have been developed for their construction, among which the reductive dimerization of aldehydes and ketones and the dihydroxylation

dihydroxylation
Dihydroxylation is the process by which an alkene is converted into a vicinal diol. Although there are many routes to accomplish this oxidation, the most common and direct processes use a high-oxidation-state transition metal (typically osmium or manganese).
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of alkenes stand out.

What is diol used for?

Diols react as alcohols, by esterification and ether formation. Diols such as ethylene glycol are used as co-monomers in polymerization reactions forming polymers including some polyesters and polyurethanes.

What is a diol alcohol?

The term diol simply implies the presence of two alcohols. Polyols contain two or more -OH groups. The root name is based on the longest chain containing both the alcohol groups. The chain is numbered so as to give the one of the alcohol groups the lowest possible number (i.e. first point of difference).

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