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Is phenol an alcohol???Plz. Explain me in detail.................

Is phenol an alcohol???Plz. Explain me in detail.................

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Umakant biswal
5349 Points
7 years ago
dear pooja
Compounds having one or more hydroxy groups attached to a benzene or other arene ring, e.g. 2-naphthol: A 
phenol consists of an − O H bonded to an unsaturated s p 2 carbon. Thus, it does not qualify as an alcohol . 
REGARDS 

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