Chapter 24: Phenols |
Summary:
Phenol is derived from the old name for benzene (phene), to include
the suffix that indicates it possesses a hydroxyl group (-ol).
CAUTION: Students often confuse
the word phenol (C6H5-OH) with phenyl
(C6H5-).
Phenols can be obtained via substitution reactions, with the
hydrolysis of diazonium salts being the most important laboratory method.
Phenols are acidic and are important intermediates in the preparation
of aryl ethers, C6H5-OR
Phenols
Preparation of Phenols© Dr. Ian Hunt, Department of Chemistry |