2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol is an organic compound characterized by a dioxolane ring structure with two methyl groups on the second carbon and a hydroxymethyl group at the fourth position. Its molecular formula is C7H14O3. This compound is of interest in synthetic organic chemistry due to its potential applications as a building block for more complex molecules. The presence of both the dioxolane ring and functional hydroxymethyl group contributes to its unique reactivity, making it useful in various reactions, including nucleophilic substitutions and functional group interconversions, thereby playing a role in pharmaceutical and material sciences.
