Study of chemical and electronic structures of liquid methanol by X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy (XES) (CAT#: STEM-ST-0283-WXH)

Introduction

Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the formula CH3OH (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH). It is a light, volatile, colorless and flammable liquid with a distinctive alcoholic odour similar to that of ethanol (potable alcohol). <br />Methanol is primarily used as an industrial solvent to help create inks, resins, adhesives and dyes. It is also used as a solvent in the manufacture of important pharmaceutical ingredients and products such as cholesterol, streptomycin, vitamins and hormones.