Point 2 of 14 — Lesson 5: Hydrocarbon Derivatives – Alcohols and PhenolsQuestion bank: 3 questions (3 with pictures)
02Alcohols and phenols — the difference
Both contain one or morehydroxyl (–OH) groups.
If the –OH is attached to analkyl group (R–)the compound is analcohol; if it is attached directly to a carbon of abenzene ring (aryl group, Ar–)it is aphenol.
Both may be viewed as alkyl/aryl derivatives of water (one H of H₂O replaced by R or Ar) or as hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons.
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