BRAINCAKEPhenol
Phenol, C6H5OH, has an OH group bonded directly to a benzene ring. It is not an alcohol: in phenylmethanol, C6H5CH2OH, the OH is on a side chain, so that compound behaves as an alcohol.
Phenol is a white crystalline solid at room temperature with a low melting temperature. It is moderately soluble in water, because its OH group forms hydrogen bonds with water molecules.
Acidity: phenol is a weak acid. It partially dissociates in water to form the phenoxide ion:
Sign in free to see the rest of this lesson, the R.E.C.I.P.E. recall steps and the quiz
BrainCake is free. Make an account in seconds and pick up where this page stops.
More in Arenes
- Combustion of Benzene
- Electrophilic Substitution
- Bromination of Benzene
- Nitration of Benzene
- Friedel-Crafts Alkylation
- Friedel-Crafts Acylation
- Reaction of Phenol with Bromine Water
- Why Phenol is More Reactive than Benzene
All 13 lessons in Arenes · All Edexcel A-level Chemistry topics