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  2. Ethanol - Wikipedia

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    Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH 3 CH 2 OH. It is an alcohol, with its formula also written as C 2 H 5 OH, C 2 H 6 O or EtOH, where Et stands for ethyl. Ethanol is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid with a characteristic wine-like ...

  3. Alcohol (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    When necessary, the position of the hydroxyl group is indicated by a number between the alkane name and the -ol: propan-1-ol for CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 OH, propan-2-ol for CH 3 CH(OH)CH 3. If a higher priority group is present (such as an aldehyde , ketone , or carboxylic acid ), then the prefix hydroxy- is used, [ 19 ] e.g., as in 1-hydroxy-2 ...

  4. IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry - Wikipedia

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    formula of a carboxylate ion Salts of carboxylic acids are named following the usual cation -then- anion conventions used for ionic compounds in both IUPAC and common nomenclature systems. The name of the carboxylate anion ( R−C(=O)O − ) is derived from that of the parent acid by replacing the "–oic acid" ending with "–oate" or ...

  5. Hydroxymethyl group - Wikipedia

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    It consists of a methylene bridge (−CH 2 − unit) bonded to a hydroxyl group (−OH). This makes the hydroxymethyl group an alcohol . It has the identical chemical formula with the methoxy group ( −O−CH 3 ) that differs only in the attachment site and orientation to the rest of the molecule.

  6. Sodium ethoxide - Wikipedia

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    Sodium ethoxide, also referred to as sodium ethanolate, is the ionic, organic compound with the formula CH 3 CH 2 ONa, C 2 H 5 O Na, or NaOEt (Et = ethyl). It is a white solid, although impure samples appear yellow or brown. It dissolves in polar solvents such as ethanol. It is commonly used as a strong base. [2]

  7. Methanol - Wikipedia

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    Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical compound and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the chemical formula C H 3 OH (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH).

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  9. Ethyl sulfate - Wikipedia

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    Ethyl sulfate (IUPAC name: ethyl hydrogen sulfate), also known as sulfovinic acid, is an organic chemical compound used as an intermediate in the production of ethanol from ethylene. It is the ethyl ester of sulfuric acid.