Concept information
Preferred term
vinyl alcohol
Definition(s)
- Vinyl alcohol, also called ethenol (IUPAC name; not ethanol), is the simplest enol. With the formula CH₂CHOH, it is a labile compound that converts to acetaldehyde. It is not a precursor to polyvinyl alcohol. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyl_alcohol)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- ethenol
- hydroxyethene
- hydroxyethylene
In other languages
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French
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éthénol
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hydroxyéthène
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hydroxyéthylène
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vinylalcool
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-J608S5KH-Z
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