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In organic chemistry, phenols, sometimes called phenolics, are a class of chemical compounds consisting of a hydroxyl group (—OH) bonded directly to an aromatic hydrocarbon group. The simplest of the class is phenol, which is also called carbolic acid C
6H5OH. Phenolic compounds are classified as simple phenols or polyphenols based on the number of phenol units in the molecule