Question

Plz explain me alcohals and phenols

Answer 1

In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group is bound to a saturated carbon atom.

Phenol, also known as carbolic acid, is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula C₆H₅OH. It is a white crystalline solid that is volatile. The molecule consists of a phenyl group bonded to a hydroxyl group.

Answer 2

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 .