CAS 76-09-5: Pinacol

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Pinacol is a product of the reaction between dimethyl fumarate and pinacol. It is used as a fluorescence probe in the titration calorimetry, which is a technique used to determine the free energy change and enthalpy change of chemical reactions. Pinacol can be used to study the reaction mechanism of various organic compounds, such as halides, ketones, amines, alcohols and esters. Pinacol can also be used for analytical chemistry and flow systems. The hydroxyl group on pinacol reacts with halides and other electron-deficient compounds to form an intramolecular hydrogen bond that stabilizes the molecule. This reaction leads to the formation of an asymmetric synthesis that has a high yield.

2,3-Dimethylbutane-2,3-diol

Applications Pinacol is used in the synthesis of organic reagents such as alkenylphenylphosphonates and alkenylboronates. References Peng, A. et al.: J. Fluor. Chem., 151, 58 (2013); Mazzacano, T. et al.: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135, 17258 (2013);

Pinacol is used in the preparation of synthetic intermediates like pinacolborane, bis(pinacolato)diboron and pinacolchloroborane by reaction with boron trichloride. Further, it plays an important role as an intermediate for biologically active compounds like antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and antituberculous. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.