Methanol
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Common Name:Methanol
Other Names, such as IUPAC Name
CH3OH
Biochemical Information
Molecular Structure
Important Issues in Man
Toxic due to metabolism to formaldehyde
Relevant Clinical Literature
UK Guidance
Other Wikis
Medpedia on Methanol (Less technical, good quality control)
Wikipedia on Methanol (Less technical, ? quality control)
The simplest alcohol. Toxic, severely so in moderate quantities, not a serious biological hazard in casual exposure to vapour. This may become more significant with the development of methanol fuel cells for portable electronic equipment, or the possible development of a methanol economy replacing petroleum as a fuel.
 | More toxic; less explosive; more dense than hydrogen |
Methanol is metabolised into formaldehyde, which is poisonous. The pathway can be blocked by administering ethanol or fomepizole.
