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C26H22O2
366.4 g/mol
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

Benzopinacol

CAS464-72-2EC207-356-8
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

Benzopinacol is a vicinal diol formed by the pinacol coupling reaction of benzophenone. It serves primarily as an intermediate in organic syntheses.

Intermediate in organic synthesesReagent in pinacol coupling reactions

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

1,1,2,2-tetraphenylethane-1,2-diol

InChIKey

MFEWNFVBWPABCX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C2=CC=CC=C2)(C(C3=CC=CC=C3)(C4=CC=CC=C4)O)O

Synonyms (16)
  • 1, 1,1,2,2-tetraphenyl-
  • Benzophenone pinacol
  • Benzopinacol
  • Benzopinacole
  • Benzopinacone
  • Benzpinacol
  • Benzpinacone
  • Tetraphenyl-1,2-ethanediol
  • Tetraphenylethylene glycol
  • alpha,alpha'-Bibenzhydrol
  • tetraphenylethane-1,2-diol