What can you say about alcohol and phenol???
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An alcohol contains one or more hydroxyl (OH) group(s) directly attached to carbon atom(s), of an aliphatic system (CH3OH) while a phenol contains –OH group(s) directly attached to carbon atom(s) of an aromatic system (C6H5OH).
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Alcohols usually feature the hydroxyl group attached to aliphatic hydrocarbons. Phenols usually contain aromatic hydrocarbons. In comparison to phenol, alcohols are known to be less acidic. Phenols are relatively more acidic in nature and should, therefore, be diluted before usage
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