Of or relating to pinacol.

(organic chemistry) any tetra-substituted derivative of ethylene glycol, of general formula R₂C(OH)-C(OH)R₂, especially the simplest example where R is methyl

plural of pinacol

plural of pinacolate

(organic chemistry) Any derivative of pinacol in which an atom is attached to the two oxygen atoms of pinacol

(organic chemistry) A class of rearrangement reaction in which a 1,2-diol is converted into a ketone; especially the case of the conversion of pinacol into pinacolone

plural of pinacol rearrangement