Compound Summary

General Compound Information

ethanol

Description
Ethanol is a primary alcohol that is ethane in which one of the hydrogens is substituted by a hydroxy group. It has a role as an antiseptic drug, a polar solvent, a neurotoxin, a central nervous system depressant, a teratogenic agent, a NMDA receptor antagonist, a protein kinase C agonist, a disinfectant, a human metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is a primary alcohol, an alkyl alcohol, a volatile organic compound and a member of ethanols. It is a conjugate acid of an ethoxide.
Synonyms
ethanol;  ethyl alcohol;  alcohol;  64-17-5;  grain alcohol;
FlavorDB ID
845
PUBCHEM ID
702
Molecular Weight
46.07
Molecular Formula
C2H6O
Openeye Can Smiles
CCO
IUPAC Inchikey
LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Compound Classification
  • ClassyFire Ontology
Compound Quality
CATEGORY QUALITY THRESHOLD OCCURENCE REFERENCE
taste sweet and bitter 9.900e+5 µmol/L details
taste sweet 6.859e+6 µmol/L whisky details
taste sweet 4.992e+5 µmol/L whisky details
taste sweet 9.985e+5 µmol/L whisky details
smell ethanolic 2.149e+4 µmol/L details
smell ethanolic 4.341e+4 µmol/L details
Compound Toxicity and Food Additive Safety (OFAS)
Toxicity Summary
Link to the Distributed Structure-Searchable Toxicity (DSSTox) Database
Oral, rat LD50: 5628 mg/kg. Symptoms and effects of overdose include nausea, vomiting, CNS depression, acute respiratory failure or death and with chronic use, severe health problems, such as liver and brain damage.
Source: DrugBank or Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Food Additive Safety (OFAS)
ETHYL ALCOHOL is used for ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE. More food additive safty information please view GRAS report.
EFSA's chemical Hazards Database : OpenFoodTox
This compound is found in OpenFoodTox with the name: Ethanol
Receptors
Receptor information of this compound is not available!
Consensus Spectra
Spectrum Type Spectrum View Description Polarity
Experimental GCMS view GCMS positive