The review has been written to introduce new developments of environment-friendly synthesis of pinacols in aqueous media, including microwave irradiation, ultrasound irradiation, solvent-free, electrosynthesis and photochemical synthesis.

• 综述了近年来片呐醇绿色合成研究的新进展，主要包括微波、声波、相合成、合成、化学合成等新技术、试剂在该反应中的应用。