Phenol

Carbolic acid

Another name for Phenol.

Dow's process

A method that converts Benzene to Phenol

Phenol

An acidic compound with the presence of a -OH group.

Phenate ion

The ion resulting from the deprotonation of Phenol, indicated by a violet color.

Alcohol

A compound that is not acidic and forms an unstable Alcoxide ion.

Properties of phenol

Includes being acidic, undergoing side chain reactions, ring reactions, and creating polymers.

Presence of -OH group

Indicated by a reaction with PCl5, producing HCl and ammonium chloride as white fume.

Amisol

Methoxy Benzene.

Aspirin

Also known as Dispirin or Ecospirin, it is acetylic salicylic acid derived from salicylic acid.

Paracetamol

Also known as Acetaminophen, a derivative of phenol

Picric acid

A compound formed by nitrating phenol

Dettol

Chloroxylene, a disinfectant that involves chlorinated xylene in its synthesis.

Kolb reaction

A method to produce salicylic acid from phenol

Reimer Tiemann reaction

A reaction that produces salycaldehyde from chloroform and an alkali.

Phenol Identification test

Involves adding FeCl3 which produces a violet precipitate of ferrifenate.