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Offline kenny1999

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naming of diol
« on: March 31, 2011, 03:19:10 PM »
a compound

CH2-CH2
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OH   OH

it has a name "ethane-1,2-diol"

but why?

is it named according to IUPAC rule?

which rule? I don't think there is a rule I have seen so far that explained the problems with two functional group.
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Re: naming of diol
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2011, 09:54:51 PM »
When there are more than one OH group, and OH is the primary functional group, we use the terms diol, triol, and so on...
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