Dihydroxylation
= Dihydroxylation
<Dihydroxylation> installs hydroxyl groups on adjacent <alkene> carbons. <osmium tetroxide> gives a <syn addition> pathway through a <cyclic osmate ester>.
= Dihydroxylation
<Dihydroxylation> installs hydroxyl groups on adjacent <alkene> carbons. <osmium tetroxide> gives a <syn addition> pathway through a <cyclic osmate ester>.