30 Mar
2012
30 Mar
'12
10:22 a.m.
Yes, I thought that was odd when I read it yesterday.
Isn't an
alcohol defined by "-COOH"?
No.
Ethanol, for example, is CH3-CH2-OH. -COOH is a carboxyl group, at
least assuming you mean -(C=O)-OH, which is usually what -COOH means.
($DEITY, organic chemistry was 40+ years ago, and just
for fun.)
Mine was more like 35 years ago, but yes, it was great fun.
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