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Jan 4, 2018

Alkanediols or just diols

Explanation:

In your case this would be a propanediol. Depending on the placing of the $- O H$ $-OH$ groups these could be:

$C H_{2} O H - C H O H - C H_{3}$ $CH_2OH-CHOH-CH_3$ 1,2-propanediol or propane-1,2-diol
(older name (alpha-)propylene glycol)

$C H_{2} O H - C H_{2} - C H_{2} O H$ $CH_2OH-CH_2-CH_2OH$ 1,3 propanediol or propane-1,3-diol
(older name beta-propylene glycol)

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