30 Mar
2012
30 Mar
'12
10:06 a.m.
From: Mouse
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 9:22 AM
> OK, I am also sure there are plenty of other
organinc substances
> around where which include an -OH group and thuys are techncially
> alcohols.
Not everything with a hydroxyl group is considered an
alcohol, even by
chemists. Alkali metal hydroxides, for example. Or water. Or sugars.
Or even phenol, though that's getting a bit more borderline.
Yes, I thought that was odd when I read it yesterday. Isn't an alcohol
defined by "-COOH"? ($DEITY, organic chemistry was 40+ years ago, and
just for fun.)
Rich Alderson
Vintage Computing Sr. Systems Engineer
Vulcan, Inc.
505 5th Avenue S, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98104
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