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Chapter 15: Alcohols, Diols and Alkyl Thiols |  |
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Chapter 15: Alcohols, Diols and Alkyl Thiols | |
Preparing Diols
(overview)
In general diols are prepared by methods analogous to those used for
preparing
alcohols.
For example, dicarbonyl compounds can be reduced to diols:
Specific Methods
However, there are a couple of specific methods for the preparation
of 1,2-diols:
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