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Hydroxyl vs Dihydroxylation - What's the difference?

hydroxyl | dihydroxylation |

As nouns the difference between hydroxyl and dihydroxylation

is that hydroxyl is (chemistry) a univalent radical or functional group (–oh) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds while dihydroxylation is (organic chemistry) the introduction of two hydroxyl groups into a molecule.

hydroxyl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.

    • Derived terms

    {{der3, hydroxylamine , hydroxylammonium nitrate , hydroxylapatite , hydroxylate , hydroxylbastnasite , hydroxyl ion}}

    Related terms

    * hydroxide

    dihydroxylation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) The introduction of two hydroxyl groups into a molecule

    • Related terms

    *hydroxylation