Chemistry > Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers > 12.0 Phenols
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
1.0 Alcohols
2.0 Classification of alcohols
3.0 Physical properties of the alcohol
3.0 Physical properties of the alcohols
4.0 Preparation of Alcohol
4.1 By hydrolysis of alkyl halide
4.2 Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes
4.3 Oxymercuration Demercuration
4.4 Hydroboration-oxidation
4.5 Hydroxylation of alkenes
4.6 From organometallic compounds
4.6 Reduction of Esters
5.0 Grignard reagent
5.1 Reaction & Mechanism
5.2 Product of Grignard reagent
5.3 Planning a Grignard synthesis
5.4 Restriction of the use of Grignard reagents
6.0 Chemical properties of alcohols
6.1 Acidic character
6.2 Dehydration
6.3 Reaction with phosphorus trihalide or thionyl chloride
6.4. Reaction with hydrogen halide
6.5 Oxidation of Alchols
7.0 Tests for Alchols
8.0 Ethers
9.0 Chemical Properties of Ethers
10.0 Aryl Ethers
11.0 Epoxides
12.0 Phenols
13.0 Preparation of Phenol
14.0 Physical Properties of Phenol
15.0 Chemical properties of phenols
12.1 Nomenclature of Phenols
4.2 Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes
4.3 Oxymercuration Demercuration
4.4 Hydroboration-oxidation
4.5 Hydroxylation of alkenes
4.6 From organometallic compounds
4.6 Reduction of Esters
5.2 Product of Grignard reagent
5.3 Planning a Grignard synthesis
5.4 Restriction of the use of Grignard reagents
6.2 Dehydration
6.3 Reaction with phosphorus trihalide or thionyl chloride
6.4. Reaction with hydrogen halide
6.5 Oxidation of Alchols
Phenols are named as derivatives of simplest compound of this class i.e. phenol
Methyl phenols are known as cresols
Some dihydric and trihydric phenols are given below:
But carboxyl and acyl group take precedence over the phenolic hydroxyl and hence it is treated as a substitutent in these cases.
