Methanol is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile,
colorless, flammable liquid with a distinctive odor very similar
to, but slightly sweeter than, ethanol (drinking
alcohol).[4] At room
temperature, it is a polar liquid, and is used as an antifreeze,
solvent, fuel, and as a denaturant for ethanol. It is also used for
producing biodiesel via transesterification reaction.
