There are three types of alcohol molecules. The type of alcohol is determined by the position of the hydroxyl functional group. A primary alcohol is one in which the hydroxyl group (–OH ...

The alcohols’ functional group is –OH. It is responsible for the alcohols’ typical reactions. Don’t confuse the –OH group with the hydroxide ion OH-.

The Esso cell burns familiar methanol (wood alcohol) and gets its oxygen free, out of ordinary air. When air is bubbled in, the cell heats up to 140° F. (about the temperature of household hot ...

Given that alcohol is the most frequent functional group found in bioactive natural ... Wang Peng and colleagues at Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...