In number, type the number you are rounding up. In num_digits, type 0 to round the number up to the nearest whole number. Round a number down. ROUNDDOWN. In number, type the number you are rounding down. In num_digits, type 0 to round the number up to the nearest whole number. Round up to an even number. EVEN. In number, type the number you are rounding.
As with other types of organic compounds, alcohols are named by both formal and common systems. The most generally applicable system is that adopted at a meeting of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) in Paris in 1957.
Home | Common chemical formula. There are many different types of alcohol. The proper name for alcohol is alkanol. The main functional group of alcohols (alkanols) is the hydroxyl or -OH group. Alcohols differ in the number of carbons atoms in the molecules and with the placement of the -OH group in the molecule. The most common alcohol is ethanol which is commonly produced by fermentation.