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🧪 Methanol 🔬 CH2OH group 📜 Old word for alcohol
carbinol

carbinol

9.6
A part of a chemical with one carbon atom and an OH group
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːrbɪnɒl/
  • Archaic
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  • In organic synthesis, the carbinol structure is often used as a building block.

Examples

  • Researchers studied the reactivity of the carbinol compound under different conditions.

  • The chemist synthesized carbinol in the laboratory.

  • The chemist added a carbinol group to the molecule to improve its properties.

  • Carbinol is essential for many reactions.

  • The chemist added a carbinol group to the molecule to enhance its reactivity in reactions.

  • In organic chemistry, the carbinol structure is vital for constructing more complex compounds.

  • Researchers conducted experiments to determine the stability of the carbinol compound in various environments.

Surface Forms

carbinol singular
carbinols plural

Etymology

The word carbinol names the −CH2OH group because carb- means 'carbon' and -ol is the usual ending for 'alcohol'. So a carbinol group is an 'alcohol part' attached to a carbon atom, which is why chemists call that structure carbinol.