Pinacol pinacolone rearrangement is a reaction in which a pinacol rearranges to form a ketone.

• Involves the rearrangement of a 1,2-diol to a ketone

• Requires an acidic catalyst such as sulfuric acid

• Named...read more

The pinacol pinacolone rearrangement is an approach to convert a 1,2-diol to a carbonyl compounder.

The rearrangement of vicinal dioal (1,2 dioal or alcycal) to keton or aldehyde is called pinacol pinacolone rearrangement.

carbon–carbon bond is formed between the carbonyl groups of an aldehyde or a ketone in presence of an electron donor in a free radical process. Product is vicinal diol.