Are carbohydrates and alcohols related at all? since carbohydrates have -OH groups, which is an alcohol functional group. Is CH3OH an alcohol? if so how do you name it? n-methylnol?
2007-12-28 06:41:01 · 3 answers · asked by Yida G 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Alcohol and carbs are both digested and released into the body as sugar; this is why diabetics should be careful with both.
2007-12-28 06:48:56 · answer #1 · answered by cwgrrl7 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
-OH is a functional group and the alcohols on carbohydrates can react as any alcohol group does. CH3OH is methanol, so yes it is an alcohol.
Addition: To the above answer, alcohol is not digested as a carbohydrate, it is modified by two enzymes into acetic acid and excreted from the body. Nothing like carbohydrate digestion.
2007-12-28 06:50:51 · answer #2 · answered by chlaxman17 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, carbohydrates are alcohols, but people usually use alcohol to refer to simpler compounds.
CH3OH is methanol, methyl alcohol, or wood alcohol.
CH3CH2OH is ethanol, ethyl alcohol, or grain alcohol.
(CH3)2CH-OH is 2-propanol, isopropyl alcohol, ore a 70% solution in water is rubbing alcohol.
2007-12-28 06:54:09 · answer #3 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋