Uses Methyl Alcohol, Ethyl Alcohol, Phenol, Ethers..

  

Methyl alcohol.

(1) Methyl alcohol is used as an industrial solvent for dissolving oils, fats, gums, etc.

(2) It is used for drycleaning and preparation of perfumes and varnishes.

(3) It is used as antifreeze agent for automobile radiators at low temperature.

(4) It is used in the preparation of methyl chloride, dimethyl sulphate and formaldehyde.

(5) It is used to denature ethyl alcohol.

Ethyl Alcohol 

(1) Ethyl alcohol is used as solvent for dyes, oils, perfumes, cosmetics and drugs.

(2) A mixture of 10-20% ethyl alcohol with petrol is used as motor fuel.

(3) A mixture of ethyl alcohol and calcium acetate in gel form is used as solid fuel.

(4) It is widely used in beverages

(5) Since ethyl alcohol has low freezing point, it is used in thermometer.

(6) It is an effective tropical antiseptic therefore it is used in many mouth washes.

(7) It kills micro-organisms on wound surface and in the mouth but its low toxicity does not kill the cells of the skin mouth tissues.

(8) It is used in the preparation of chloroform, iodoform, acetic acid and ethers.

(9) It is used as fuel.

 Phenol.

(1) Phenol is used in the preparation of phenol-formaldehyde polymer which is used in a plastic bakelite.

(2) It is used in the preparation of phenolphthalein-an indicator and in certain dyes.

(3) It is used in the preparation of drugs such as salol, aspirin, etc.

(4) It is used in the preparation of dettol, which is an antiseptic.

(5) It is used in the preparation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid which is used as selective weed killer.

(6) It is used to prepare picric acid which is used as explosive.

Ethers.

(1) Diethyl ether is used as industrial solvents for oils, fats, gum, resin, etc.

(2) It is used as solvent in the reaction of Grignard reagent.

(3) It is used as refrigerant.

(4) Natalite, a mixture of diethyl ether and ethyl alcohol is used as fuel.