a Alcohols occur widely in nature and have a a great many industrial and pharmaceutical g applications. Ethanol, for instance, is one of g the simplest yet best known of all organic substances, finding use as a fuel additive and industrial solvent, and a beverage e menthol an alcohol isolated from peppermint oil, is widely used as a flavoring and perfumery agent; and cholesterol, a a complicated-looking steroidal alcohol, has been implicated as a causative agent in heart diseaseOrganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Xiamen Xiamen University University Alcohols occur widely in nature and have a great many industrial and pharmaceutical applications. Ethanol, for instance, is one of the simplest yet best known of all organic substances, finding use as a fuel additive, and industrial solvent, and a beverage; menthol, an alcohol isolated from peppermint oil, is widely used as a flavoring and perfumery agent; and cholesterol, a complicated-looking steroidal alcohol, has been implicated as a causative agent in heart disease