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Deuterated methanol

chemical compound

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJun 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ1100804 ↗
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Deuterated methanol (CD3OD) is a form (called an isotopologue) of methanol (CH3OH) in which the hydrogen atoms ("H") are replaced with deuterium (heavy hydrogen) isotope ("D"). Deuterated methanol is a common solvent used in NMR spectroscopy.

Deuterated methanol was first detected in interstellar space in the Kleinmann–Low Nebula in 1988 by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy.

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The public source identifies “Deuterated methanol” as chemical compound. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Deuterated, methanol and chemical.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1988—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Deuterated, methanol and chemical providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Deuterated methanol” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.