https://forthefall.net/ 2026-05-05T22:26:21+00:00 https://forthefall.net/ https://forthefall.net/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2023-11-20T19:08:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forthefall.net/kb:resources:chemical:alcohol:ethanol?rev=1700507303&do=diff Ethanol Background Information Primarily from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol: Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3CH2OH. It is an alcohol, with its formula also written as C2H5OH, C2H6O or EtOH, where Et stands for ethyl. Ethanol is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid with a characteristic wine-like odor and pungent taste. It is a psychoactive recreational drug, and the active ingredient i… text/html 2023-11-20T19:03:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forthefall.net/kb:resources:chemical:alcohol:methanol?rev=1700507018&do=diff Methanol Background Primarily from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol: Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the formula CH3OH (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH). It is a light, volatile, colorless and flammable liquid with a distinctive alcoholic odour similar to that of ethanol (potable alcohol). Methanol acquired the name wood alcohol because it was once produc… text/html 2023-11-20T19:08:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://forthefall.net/kb:resources:chemical:alcohol:start?rev=1700507294&do=diff Alcohol Background In 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 from the simple, like methanol and ethanol, to complex, like sucrose and cholesterol. The presence of an OH group strongly modifies the properties of hydrocarbons, conferring hydrophilic (water-loving) properties. The OH group provides a site at which many reactions can occur.