-oil

The ending -ol is mainly used in organic chemistry to form names of organic compounds that  contain the hydroxyl group (-OH). They are mainly alcohols or phenols , e.g. B. methanol , ethanol , propanol and phenol . The suffix was from the word alcoh ol removed.

The ending also occurs in common names of aromatic compounds, such as benzene , toluene , xylene , anisole or pyrrole , which are not alcohols or phenols.

literature

• International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry , Commission on Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: Panico R., Powell WH, Richer JC (Eds.): A guide to IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds: recommendations 1993 . Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford 1993, ISBN 0-632-03702-4 .

Web links

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