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gem·i·nal di·ol
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geminal diolnoun
Any diol in which the two hydroxy functional groups are attached to the same carbon atom.
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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 are a subclass of the diols, which in turn are a special class of alcohols. Most of the geminal diols are considered unstable.
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Geminal diol
A geminal diol is any organic compound having two hydroxyl functional groups bound to the same carbon atom. The simplest geminal diol is methanediol CH4O2 or H2C(OH)2. Other examples are dihydroxymalonic acid HOOC-C(OH)2-COOH and decahydroxycyclopentane (C(OH)2)5. Geminal diols are a subclass of the diols, which in turn are a special class of alcohols. The two hydroxyls in a geminal diol are easily converted to a carbonyl or keto group C=O by loss of one water molecule, thus turning the diol into a ketone. Conversely, ketones tend to combine with water to form the corresponding geminal diols. The equilibrium in water solution may be shifted towards either compound; for example, the equilibrium constant for the conversion of acetone (H3C)2C=O to propane-2,2-diol (H3C)2C(OH)2 is about 10−3, while that of formaldehyde H2C=O to methanediol H2C(OH)2 is 10+3, and that of hexafluoroacetone (F3C)2C=O to hexafluoropropane-2,2-diol (F3C)2C(OH)2 is about 10+6. In some cases, such as decahydroxycyclopentane and dodecahydroxycyclohexane, the geminal diol is stable while the ketone is not.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of geminal diol in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of geminal diol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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