Difference between methanol and ethanol
Methanol
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Ethanol
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(a) When CH3OH is heated on Cu coil it gives formalin like smell.
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(a) It does not give formalin like smell.
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(b) When CH3OH is heated with salicylic acid in H2SO4 (conc.) then methyl salicylate is created which has odour like winter green oil.
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(b) No such odour is provided.
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(c) It does not give haloform or iodoform test.
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(c) It provides haloform test
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