-
geminal (from
Latin gemini 'twins')
refers to the
relationship between two
atoms or
functional groups that are
attached to the same atom. A
geminal diol...
- A
geminal diol (or gem-diol for short) is any
organic compound having two
hydroxyl functional groups (−OH)
bound to the same
carbon atom.
Geminal diols...
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Chloral hydrate is a
geminal diol with the
formula Cl3C−CH(OH)2. It was
first used as a
sedative and
hypnotic in
Germany in the 1870s. Over time it was...
- and propylene-1,3-diol, or beta
propylene glycol, HO−CH2−CH2−CH2−OH. A
geminal diol has two
hydroxyl groups bonded to the same atom.
These species arise...
-
catalyst to give
geminal diacetates. A
former industrial route to
vinyl acetate involved the
intermediate ethylidene diacetate, the
geminal diacetate obtained...
- alkylimino-de-oxo-bisubstitution.
Hemiaminals can be
viewed as a
blend of
aminals and
geminal diol. They are a
special case of
amino alcohols.
Hemiaminals form from...
-
geminal,
signals that both
bromine atoms are
bonded to the same
carbon atom (i.e., in a 1,1-relationship). For example, 1,1-dibromobutane is
geminal....
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Dihydrolipoic acid, a
vitamin Dithiothreitol, a
reagent in
protein biochemistry Geminal dithiols have the
formula RR'C(SH)2. They are
formally derived from aldehydes...
- 2-Butanediol 1,3-Butanediol 1,4-Butanediol 2,3-Butanediol
There are also two
geminal diols (gem-diols),
which are less stable: 1,1-Butanediol,
hydrate of butanal...
- methods. Many
other methods have been developed,
examples include: By
geminal halide hydrolysis. By
hydration of alkynes. Such
processes occur via enols...
