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  Alcohol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Propyl alcohol may be n-propyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol depending on whether the hydroxyl group is bonded to the 1st or 2nd carbon on the propane chain.
In the Barton-McCombie deoxygenation an alcohol is deoxygenated to an alkane with tributyltin hydride or a trimethylborane-water complex in a radical substitution reaction.
Alcohols with a methyl group attached to the alcohol carbon can also undergo a haloform reaction (such as the iodoform reaction) in the presence of the halogen and a base such as sodium hydroxide.
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 METHYL ALCOHOL - LoveToKnow Article on METHYL ALCOHOL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Methyl alcohol i~ also obtained in the dry distillation of molasses.
Pure methyl alcohol is a colorless mobile liquid, boiling a 6667, and having a specific gravity of o8142 at 00 C. It has a burning taste, and generally a spirituous odour, but whenabsolutely pure it is said to be odourless.
obtained by chlorinating methane, or better, from methyl alcohol; wood spiritis treated with salt and sulphuric acid, or hydrochloric acid gasconducted into the boiling spirit in the presence of zinc chloride,the evolved gas being washed with potash and dried by sulphuricacid.
69.1911encyclopedia.org /M/ME/METHYL_ALCOHOL.htm   (345 words)

  
 Alcohol and You
Alcoholic hepatitis – "This disorder is characterized by widespread inflammation and destruction of the liver".
Alcohol has been shown to change the structure and function of the kidney and impair their ability to regulate the volume and composition of fluid and electrolytes in the body.
Since the mothers blood circulation is connected to that of the fetus, the alcohol is rapidly transported to the fetus to be distributed in the cells and tissues of the infant and into the fluid surrounding the fetus.
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 Alcohol for Motor Fuels
Advantages of mixing alcohol with gasoline are that alcohol tends to increase the octane rating and reduce carbon monoxide emissions.
The primary disadvantage of mixing methyl and ethyl alcohol with gasoline is that under certain conditions these alcohols may separate from the gasoline.
In this case, the alcohol may be blended with diesel fuel to produce diesohol, or the alcohol may be added to the air intake of the engine.
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 METHYL ALCOHOL - (Organic Method #91)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The average amount of methyl alcohol found on the back section of the sampling tube was 16% of the total amount found on both sections after 4 days of ambient storage.
Methyl alcohol is commercially produced by the high pressure catalytic reaction of carbon monoxide with hydrogen, and by the partial oxidation of natural gas hydrocarbons.
This is the amount of methyl alcohol spiked on the sampler that, upon analysis, produces a peak similar in size to that of the detection limit of the analytical procedure.
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 Methanol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The suffix -yl used in organic chemistry to form names of radicals, was extracted from the word "methyl".
Methanol is required with a supercharged engine in a Top Alcohol Dragster and all vehicles in INDY 500 have to run methanol.
Either of these drugs acts to slow down the action of alcohol dehydrogenase on methanol, so that it is excreted by the kidneys rather than being transformed into toxic metabolites.
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 Alcohol
The term "Alcohol" has been synonymous with "spirituous" liquids for the past 300 years while the history of alcohol consumption, along with codes limiting its consumption, go back to 1700 B.C. There are basically four types of alcohol, Methyl Alcohol, Ethyl Alcohol, Propyl Alcohol and Butyl Alcohol.
Alcohol can be lethal if the amount of alcohol reaches a concentration above 460 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood.
Additionally, while long-term consumption of large quantities of alcohol can lead to permanent damage to vital organs such as the brain and liver, mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy may give birth to infants with fetal alcohol syndrome that can include irreversible physical and mental changes to the baby.
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 METHYL ALCOHOL (CH3OH) - Online Information article about METHYL ALCOHOL (CH3OH)
To obtain it perfectly pure the crude alcohol is combined h oxalic, benzoic or acetic acid, and the resulting ester separated`, purified, and finally decomposed with potash.
Methyl alcohol is also obtained in the dry distillation of See also:
Methyl bromide is a liquid, specific gravity I•73, boiling point 13°; methyl iodide has a specific gravity of 2.19, and boils at 43°.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /MEC_MIC/METHYL_ALCOHOL_CH3OH_.html   (547 words)

  
 Alcohol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Fatty alcohols are derived from natural fats and oils, for example lauryl alcohol (1-dodecanol, 12 carbons) or stearyl alcohol (1-octadecanol, 18 carbons).
Alcohols are themselves nucleophilic, so R−OH can react with ROH to produce an ethers and water, although this reaction is rarely used except in the manufacture of diethyl ether.
Alcohol and the Distillation of Wine in Arabic Sources by Ahmad Y. al-Hassan.
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 Methyl Alcohol, Alaska Science Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The chemically most simple alcohol useful for fuel is methyl alcohol, also called methanol or wood alcohol.
From the time methyl alcohol was discovered in 1661 until people learned to synthesize it, about sixty years ago, methyl alcohol was obtained by destructively distilling wood, that is, by breaking up the wood fiber with heat and driving off the volatile components.
Once the poisonous methyl alcohol and other materials have been distilled off, the remaining cellulose-rich wood fiber can be fed to sheep and beef cattle.
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 BOROLANITE - LoveToKnow Article on BOROLANITE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Many organic compounds of boron are known; thus, from the action of the trichloride on ethyl alcohol or on methyl alcohol, ethyl borate B(OC3Hi), and methyl borate B(OCH3)3 are obtained.
By the action of zinc methyl on ethyl borate, in the requisite proportions, boron trimethyl is obtained, thus:2B(OCiHi)i+
For this purpose only boric acid or its potassiuin salt must be present; and to ensure this, the borate can be distilled with sulphuric acid and methyl alcohol and the volatile ester absorbed in potash.
56.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BO/BOROLANITE.htm   (1824 words)

  
 methyl alcohol on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
METHYL ALCOHOL DEATH TALL RISES TO 56 IN ESTONIA
Methyl alcohol unit to be built in inner Mongolia.
Harmful Methyl Alcohol Sold to Hospitals for Medical Use.
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 Methanol -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The term methyl was derived in about 1840 by (A word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it) back-formation from methylene, and was then applied to describe methyl alcohol.
Symptoms of methanol ingestion are similar to those of (Excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety) intoxication: headache, dizziness, nausea, lack of coordination, confusion, drowsiness, followed by unconsciousness and death.
The (Formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water) ester derivatives of methanol do not share this toxicity.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/me/methanol.htm   (1670 words)

  
 Shell Chemicals - Glossary & Trademarks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
(ethyl alcohol) A chemical formed by fermentation or synthesis; used as a raw material in a wide range of industrial and chemical processes.
The correct chemical term for an alcohol group is a hydroxy group with the combination of one oxygen attached to one hydrogen (OH).
This is the collective name given to those polymers that are made from the lower olefins: ethylene, propylene, butylene and isoprene.
www.shellchemicals.com /glossary/1,1098,1159,00.html   (1593 words)

  
 wood alcohol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
methanol (wood alcohol) methyl alcohol, or wood alcohol, CH3OH, a colorless, flammable liquid that is...
methanol, methyl alcohol,or wood alcohol,CH3OH, a colorless, flammable liquid that is miscible with water...
All vessels containing wood alcohol or denatured alcohol, the labelling of which is not regulated by...
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 Alcohol definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
Alcohol: An organic chemical in which one or more hydroxyl (OH) groups are attached to carbon (C) atoms in place of hydrogen (H) atoms.
Common alcohols include ethyl alcohol or ethanol (found in alcoholic beverages), methyl alcohol or methanol (can cause blindness) and propyl alcohol or propanol (used as a solvent and antiseptic).
Rubbing alcohol is a mixture of acetone, methyl isobutyl ketone, and ethyl alcohol.
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 Aspartame (NutraSweet/Equal) Murders Infants - Violates Federal Genocide Law
The ability of methyl alcohol/formaldehyde to create antigenicity, especially as combined in APM molecules is so great as to cause severe autoimmune reactions to the tissues deformed by formaldehyde polymerization, adduct formation.
Methyl alcohol is fifty times as potent an intoxicant as ethyl alcohol [beverage alcohol].
From such poisoning there is no escape, it is obligatory metabolism by alcholdehydrogenase of methyl alcohol into nascent formaldehyde, occurring 75% in the cytosol [cytoplasm] and 25% in the mitochondria.
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 K'taka acts tough against Methyl alcohol suppliers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Elaborating on the amendment, Siddaramaiah said, Methyl alcohol, a poisonous substance is supplied on the sly by vendors to hooch producers, leading to spurious liquor tragedies.
Once the amended act comes into force, those arrested for the offence would have to prove that he or she did not store the methyl alcohol and supply them to illicit liquor manufacturers, thus tightening the law, Siddaramaiah said.
He said, methyl alcohol vendors, operate clandestinely, procure the material from Mumbai and from drivers of tankers who transport the substance.
news.indiainfo.com /2005/05/18/1805alcohol-ktaka.html   (343 words)

  
 Erowid Alcohol Vault : Info #4 - Methyl Alcohol
IDENTIFICATION Methyl Alcohol is a colorless liquid with a strong odor.
* Keep Methyl Alcohol out of a confined space, such as a sewer, because of the possibility of an explosion, unless the sewer is designed to prevent the buildup of explosive concentrations.
The concentration of Methyl Alcohol found in fish tissues is expected to be about the same as the average concentration of Methyl Alcohol in the water from which the fish was taken.
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 aarogya.com "The Wellness Site" Legalities and informatics - Medical Jurisprudence
The killer is nothing other than methyl alcohol.
Methyl alcohol is also called wood alcohol, wood spirit, wood naphtha, pyroxylic spirit or methanol.
A warning, “for external use only, not to be taken internally”, in English and the regional language of the district.
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 The Hindu : Karnataka News : Suppliers of methyl alcohol to face action
Speaking to presspersons, the Deputy Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, who holds the Excise portfolio, said that the Government has decided to amend the Excise Act to fix the burden of proving the offence from the prosecution to the offender.
Methyl alcohol is a poisonous substance supplied by vendors to hooch producers that is leading to deaths.
Methyl alcohol vendors procure the material from Mumbai and through truck drivers it is handed over to illicit liquor manufacturers.
www.hindu.com /2005/05/19/stories/2005051912210400.htm   (407 words)

  
 METHYL ALCOHOL
Methyl alcohol is a defatting agent and may cause skin to become dry and cracked.
Use alcohol foam, dry chemical or carbon dioxide.
Methyl Alcohol (Methanol) Oral rat LD50: 5628 mg/kg; inhalation rat LC50: 64000 ppm/4H; skin rabbit LD50: 15800 mg/kg; Irritation data-standard Draize test: skin, rabbit: 20mg/24 hr.
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 Erowid Alcohol Vault : (Ethyl-Alcohol, Brew, Beer, Wine, Liquor, Spirits)
Alcohol is one of the most common strong psychoactives used by humans.
It has a long history of use and its intoxicating effects are well-studied and -documented.
Alcohol hampers depth perception - BBCNews, Jan 02 2005
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 Safety and Health Topics: Methyl Alcohol
4) Metabolized by alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) to formaldehyde, which is metabolized to formic acid (considered to be the major toxic metabolite).
The ADH inhibitor, fomepizole (Antizol) is approved as an antidote to methanol poisoning.
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards: Methyl Alcohol.
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 Methyl Alcohol CAS 67-56-1 Suppliers & Manufacturers, Price
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 AllRefer.com - methyl alcohol (Organic Chemistry) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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 Spectrum Laboratories : Chemical Fact Sheet - Cas # 67561
Duplicating fluid (99% methyl alcohol) used in direct-process spirit duplicating machines
acetic acid, 11%; chloromethanes, 7%; solvents, 8%; methyl halides, 4%; methyl methacrylates,
dioxide in polluted air to yield methyl nitrite.
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