Re:Widely used chemical strongly linked to Parkinson’s disease
by scythe on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @11:31AM
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Ethanol is not a hydrocarbon, nor is TCE. By definition, a hydrocarbon is composed of carbon and hydrogen. Ethanol contains oxygen, while TCE contains chlorine.
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Re:Widely used chemical strongly linked to Parkinson’s disease
by minsc_and_boo on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @11:47AM
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Ethanol is technically an alcohol hydrocarbon, if we're getting into the weeds on semantics.
Re:Widely used chemical strongly linked to Parkinson’s disease
by mulmen on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @01:42PM
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What is an "alcohol hydrocarbon"? Alcohol isn't a hydrocarbon. As already pointed out a hydrocarbon is comprised entirely of hydrogen and carbon.
Re:Widely used chemical strongly linked to Parkinson’s disease
by dekhn on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @07:37PM
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Alcohol hydrocarbons are hydrocarbons with an alcohol group attached (see the diagram at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxy_group)
The simplest would be methanol, from methane. Any organic chemist would know what you meant, although it's not really correct terminology. IIRC the hydrocarbon would be called an 'alkyl group'.