Any chemical compound containing a COH unit is known as a what?

Answer 1

An alcohol

Answer 2

Don t forget you didn t mention any Markush (or R ) groups, and more importantly the precise configuration of each atom relative one another...that said, there are many different group classifications based off of a C, H, and an O. Yes, an alcohol is going to be the simplest and typically, most common/likely to form; other groups/configurations do exist, though.

This example (alcohol) could be at the tail of a chain, let s say propane:

(CH3)(CH2)(CH3) = Propane ... (CH3)(CH2)(CH2)(OH) = 1-propanol OR n-propanol ...
CH3CH2CH3 ... CH3CH2CH2OH <- sans brackets for clarification

...Still, this CHO could be a terminal carbon to a chain, and be classified differently. It s all about Valence laws. For example, Aldehydes, which involve C, O, and H, only configued as such : H-C=O

Simple Aldehydes typically won t be found on a terminal end of a C chain, once again, due to Valence laws. One household example, nailpolish remover, is generally composed of Acetone (aq.). Just as 1-propanol can exist as isopropanol (Isopropyl alcohol; rubbing alc.), the carbonyl (C=O) group in a ketone - just as the hydroxyl group of an alcohol - may exist in an iso- position so long Valence laws aren t violated.

Par Example ...
isopropyl alcohol: (CH3)(CHOH)(CH3) or (CH3)2(CHOH)

isopropanone/Acetone: (CH3)(CO)(CH3) or (CH3)2(CO) or, even more precisely: (CH3)2(C=O)

Most of that was unnecessary, and on an 8 year old post...STILL, hopefully this can help somebody someday!
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Answer 3

Coh Chemistry

Answer 4

alcohol

heres the website to the chemistry reference tables

http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/reftable/reftable.html

just look at the physical/chemistry reference tables and most questions will be answered

Answer 5

Depends. Biologically, it can be carbohydrate, lipid, alcohol etc. usually, when we say CHO, we refer to carbohydrates.

Answer 6

alcohol

Answer 7

if you mean C - O - H then these belong to alcohols

Answer 8

sugar.. glucose.. sucrose.. fructose