alcohols
any organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group (–OH) is bound to a saturated carbon atom
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Summary
alcohols is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. alcohols ranks in the top 3% of structural class of chemical entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,957 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: organic hydroxy compound[3], organooxygen compound[4]
- Part of: alcohol binding[5], alcohol metabolic process[6], alcohol catabolic process[7], alcohol biosynthetic process[8], response to alcohol[9], cellular response to alcohol[10], alcohol transmembrane transporter activity[11], alcohol O-cinnamoyltransferase activity[12], peroxiredoxin activity[13], beta-glucuronidase activity[14], glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase activity[15], carboxylic ester hydrolase activity[16], 6-phospho-beta-galactosidase activity[17], alpha-L-fucosidase activity[18]
- Commons category: Alcohols[19]
- Has part(s): hydroxyl[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alcohols[21]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25]
- Topic has template: Template:Alcohols[26]
- Different from: alcoholic beverage[27]
- Boiling point: 97.2 °C[28]
- Has list: list of alcohols[29]
- Subject has role: depressant[30]
- Conjugate base: alkoxide ion[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[32], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[33]
Why It Matters
alcohols has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] alcohols is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]