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Sugar alcohols (also
called polyhydric alcohols, polyalcohols,
alditols or glycitols) are
organic compounds,
typically derived from sugars, containing...
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Fatty alcohols (or long-chain
alcohols) are
usually high-molecular-weight, straight-chain
primary alcohols, but can also
range from as few as 4–6 carbons...
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Isopropyl alcohol (IUPAC name propan-2-ol and also
called isopropanol or 2-propanol) is a colorless,
flammable organic compound with a
pungent alcoholic...
- chemistry, an
alcohol is a type of
organic compound that
carries at
least one
hydroxyl (−OH)
functional group bound to a
saturated carbon atom.
Alcohols range...
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sometimes be
simpler than
older names, as with ethanol,
instead of
ethyl alcohol. For
relatively simple molecules they can be more
easily understood than...
- 1-Hexacosanol /ˌhɛksɪˈkɒsɪnɒl/, also
known as
ceryl alcohol, is a
saturated primary fatty alcohol with a
carbon chain length of 26 that is a
white waxy...
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Benzyl alcohol (also
known as α-cresol) is an
aromatic alcohol with the
formula C6H5CH2OH. The
benzyl group is
often abbreviated "Bn" (not to be confused...
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ethyl alcohol,
grain alcohol,
drinking alcohol, or
simply alcohol) is an
organic compound with the
chemical formula CH3CH2OH. It is an
alcohol, with its...
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Cetyl alcohol /ˈsiːtəl/, also
known as hexadecan-1-ol and
palmityl alcohol, is a C-16
fatty alcohol with the
formula CH3(CH2)15OH. At room temperature...
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Vinyl alcohol, also
called ethenol (IUPAC name; not ethanol) or ethylenol, is the
simplest enol. With the
formula CH2CHOH, it is a
labile compound that...
