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Ball-and-stick model of the methanediol molecule

Methanediol, also known as formaldehyde monohydrate or methylene glycol, is a chemical compound with chemical formula CH₄O₂, or H₂C(OH)₂. It is the simplest geminal diol, and formally the second simplest carbohydrate (after formaldehyde).

Methanediol is a product of the hydration of formaldehyde H₂C=O, and predominates in water solution: the equilibrium constant being about 10³,^[1] and a 5% by weight solution of formaldehyde in water is 80% methanediol.

The compound is of some relevance to astrochemistry ^[2].

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^ Eric V. Anslyn, Dennis A. Dougherty (2006), Modern physical organic chemistry. University Science Books. ISBN 1891389319. 1095 pages
^ A theoretical study of the conversion of gas phase methanediol to formaldehyde Kent DR, Widicus SL, Blake GA, Goddard WA The Journal of Chemical Physics -- September 8, 2003 -- Volume 119, Issue 10, pp. 5117-5120 doi:10.1063/1.1596392

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[anslyn-0] Eric V. Anslyn, Dennis A. Dougherty (2006), Modern physical organic chemistry. University Science Books. ISBN 1891389319. 1095 pages

[1] A theoretical study of the conversion of gas phase methanediol to formaldehyde Kent DR, Widicus SL, Blake GA, Goddard WA The Journal of Chemical Physics -- September 8, 2003 -- Volume 119, Issue 10, pp. 5117-5120 doi:10.1063/1.1596392

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