Is it a different molecular arrangement? Does that mean you can convert Ethanol to Ethyl Alcohol?
2007-12-06 13:10:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
No difference. When dealing with carbon chains in organic chemistry: methyl=1 carbon, ethyl =2 carbons, propyl = 3 carbons, butyl = 4 carbons, pentyl =5 carbons, etc. Ethanol is a two carbon chain with one hydroxyl group (-OH) added. It wouldn't matter which one it is attached to because there are only two Carbons. (HO-CH2-CH3) or (3HC-CH2-OH). It is the same thing.
2007-12-06 13:16:06 · answer #1 · answered by Jubal S 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
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What's the difference between Ethyl Alcohol and Ethanol?
Is it a different molecular arrangement? Does that mean you can convert Ethanol to Ethyl Alcohol?
2015-08-19 04:29:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethyl Alcohol
2016-09-27 16:37:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's get simple with your answers....I am an artist and can purchase Ethanol for cheap, but Ethyl alcohol is more expensive. I need something that is not toxic to inhale while painting with the liquid to create soft washes with my pastel pigments, like watercolor painters do with their paints. I am using alcohol to keep the wrinkling of the paper to a minimum and for quick evaporation to speed up the process. Sooooo... should I purchase Pure Ethyl Alcohol for my purposes to avoid toxic fumes as I have already read about ethanol....AND NO! I don't need a chemist carbon chain explanation as to the flash point or the etiology of where it stands on the periodic table of elemental atomic particles, and how long it would take to kill you! Just Kidding
2014-01-07 07:58:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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Denatured alcohol is ethyl alcohol that has additives to make it undrinkable. Alcohol for consumption is regulated and taxed, however it has many industrial uses as well. In order to circumvent the taxing, transport, and other regulatory measures, "denatured alcohol" is made undrinkable. Denatured alcohol is NOT methanol. Methanol is sometimes added to ethanol to make it denatured, but by default methanol is not called, "denatured alcohol". Methanol is the simplest form of alcohol and is toxic. Of course, ethyl alcohol is also toxic, but not in the way that methanol is. Again, methanol however is methanol. It is NOT denatured alcohol. Denatured alcohol refers to ETHANOL that has been rendered undrinkable. There is no such thing as "undenatured" from a terminology perspective. Ethanol is either denatured or it isn't.
2016-04-08 07:44:58 · answer #5 · answered by Jana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethanol is an intoxicant. It is generally used for drinking purposes (not denatured). However, there is a demand for it in industries too. So, it is rendered unfit for drinking purposes when it is transported to industries (denatured ethanol). It contains some mixed poisons, mainly copper(II) sulphate. Methanol may also be added as poison, but the resulting mixture may not be distinguishable from ethanol. This may cause many deaths in the process. Methanol is highly poisonous... It can cause instant blindness and death.
2016-03-19 20:04:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the same substance
Ethyl alcohol is the common name and ethanol is the IUPAC name
2007-12-06 13:24:04 · answer #7 · answered by George F 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no difference between the two, except for the name. Both are C2H6O with the same arrangement.
2007-12-06 13:14:54 · answer #8 · answered by Robert B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The age of the person talking. IUPAC changes the naming protocols from time to time to allow more complex compounds to be named.
2007-12-06 13:16:46 · answer #9 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe they are one in the same.
C2H5OH
2007-12-06 13:23:40 · answer #10 · answered by The Avenging Disco Godfather 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋