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The term "methyl" was derived in about 1840 by back-formation from "methylene", and was then applied to describe "methyl alcohol". This was shortened to "methanol" in 1892 by the International Conference on Chemical Nomenclature. [29] The suffix-yl, which, in organic chemistry, forms names of carbon groups, is from the word methyl.
Methanol toxicity (also methanol poisoning) is poisoning from methanol, characteristically via ingestion. [1] Symptoms may include an altered/decreased level of consciousness, poor or no coordination, vomiting, abdominal pain, and a specific smell on the breath. [1] [2] Decreased vision may start as early as twelve hours after exposure. [2]
Homemade alcohol, popular in southeast Asia, may accidentally contain too much methanol because of the distillation process. Or it may be used as a cheap substitute for ethanol – effectively a ...
Denatured alcohol is used as a solvent and as fuel for alcohol burners and camping stoves. Because of the diversity of industrial uses for denatured alcohol, hundreds of additives and denaturing methods have been used. The main additive usually is 10% methanol (methyl alcohol), hence the name methylated spirits.
Methanol is a toxic alcohol used in industrial and household products like paint thinners, antifreeze, varnish and photocopier fluid. It is colourless and has a similar smell to ethyl alcohol ...
This list is ordered by the number of carbon atoms in an alcohol. C1. Methanol; C2. Ethanol; C3 1-Propanol ... 2-Methyl-1-butanol; Neopentyl alcohol; 2-Pentanol;
furfuryl alcohol: 98-00-0 C 3 H 8 O 3: glycerol: 56-81-5 CH 3 OH: methanol: 67-56-1 CH 3 N(C 2 H 4 OH) 2: methyl diethanolamine: 105-59-9 CH 3 NC: methyl isocyanide: 593-75-9 C 5 H 9 NO: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone: 872-50-4 CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 OH: 1-Propanol: 71-23-8 CH 2 (CH 2 OH) 2: 1,3-Propanediol: 504-63-2 HOCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 OH: 1,5 ...
The term alcohol originally referred to the primary alcohol ethanol (ethyl alcohol), which is used as a drug and is the main alcohol present in alcoholic drinks. The suffix -ol appears in the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) chemical name of all substances where the hydroxyl group is the functional group with the ...