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- Synthesis of classes of diols
- Geminal diols
- Vicinal diols
- 1,3-Diols
- 1,4-, 1,5-, and longer diols
- Reactions
- General diols
- Vicinal diols
- Geminal diols
- See also
- References
thumb|right|Ethylene glycol, a common diol
A diol is a chemical compound containing two hydroxyl groups ( groups). An aliphatic diol may also be called a glycol. This pairing of functional groups is pervasive, and many subcategories have been identified. They are used as protecting groups of carbonyl groups, making them essential in synthesis of organic chemistry.
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