Definition of "dihydroxylation" []

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

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• "His chirally catalyzed epoxidation and dihydroxylation reactions have given us new possibilities for also building complex molecules."
• "Gibson, D.T.: Stereospecific dihydroxylation of the styrene vinyl group by purified naphthalene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 9816-4."