Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Ethanol

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Ethan ol (ethyl alcohol; Et OH; grain alcohol): The simplest primary alcohol (1^o alcohol), CH₃CH₂OH. Commonly used as a polar protic solvent (ε = 25).

Molecular Structure of Ethan ol


Lewis structure		Ball and spoke model		Space filling model

Related terms: Ethane, ethyl group, hydroxyl group, functional group, secondary alcohol, 2^o alcohol, tertiary alcohol, 3^o alcohol, methanol, isopropanol, butanol, tert-butanol, cyclohexanol, ethylene glycol, glycerin, glycerol, phenol, ethoxide ion
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