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When an OH joins a hydrocarbon an alcohol is formed?
Yes an aliphatic hydrocarbon chain with an OH group on is called an alcohol - if it is an aromatic hydrocarbon it can often be called a phenol
What functional group does alcohal belong to?
alcohol homologous series OH is the functional group of ethanol
What functional group is aspirin?
There are two functional groups: 1. Carboxyl group 2. Ester group
What are the differences between phenol and alcohol?
Phenol is an aromatic alcohol, i.e. it has the alcohol functional group (-OH) attached to a benzene ring. It is also known as carbolic acid, and was the first antiseptic. Alcohol can be any of a large number of compounds that contain the -OH group bonded to a carbon atom. The most common, and often just referred to as "alcohol" is ethyl alcohol, which is CH3CH2OH.
Why phenol undergoes electrophillic substitution reactions?
because, phenol it self neucleophilic group.
What is the functional group for thymol?
the functional group of thymol is phenol because it got an OH group connected to aromatic ring (AR-OH)
When an OH joins a hydrocarbon an alcohol is formed?
Yes an aliphatic hydrocarbon chain with an OH group on is called an alcohol - if it is an aromatic hydrocarbon it can often be called a phenol
What is a benzenol?
A benzenol is another term for a phenol - any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring.
What functional group does alcohal belong to?
alcohol homologous series OH is the functional group of ethanol
What functional group is aspirin?
There are two functional groups: 1. Carboxyl group 2. Ester group
What are the differences between phenol and alcohol?
Phenol is an aromatic alcohol, i.e. it has the alcohol functional group (-OH) attached to a benzene ring. It is also known as carbolic acid, and was the first antiseptic. Alcohol can be any of a large number of compounds that contain the -OH group bonded to a carbon atom. The most common, and often just referred to as "alcohol" is ethyl alcohol, which is CH3CH2OH.
Why phenol undergoes electrophillic substitution reactions?
because, phenol it self neucleophilic group.
Is phenol an alcohol?
Yes,phenol is an alcohol.It contains a benzene ring and a hydoxile group.
Why phenol is more acidic than ethanol?
phenol is more acidic because of the benzene ring present in the molecule,when you lose the H form the OH group it is possible to delocalise the charge around the aromatic system due to the pi electron cloud,straight chain alcohols cannot do this so it is less favourable to deprotonate them hance it is easier to deprotonate a phenol,hence we say it is more acidic
Which is nitrated faster toluene or phenol Explain?
The nitration of phenol is more rapid than that of toluene.
Why phenol is more reactive than anisol?
Because the -OH group present in phenol is more ring activating than -OCH3 group in anisole.
Why phenol is more acidic than alcohol?
Phenol does not undergo nucleophilic substitution for several reasons: phenol is a relatively stable compound, OH on its own is not one of the best leaving groups, and the aromatic ring does provides an extremely high energy barrier which prevents the initiation of either the SN1 or SN2 substitution mechanisms under normal conditions. When looking at the keto-enol tautomerization resonance forms, the enolate is the major contributor due to the aromatic stabilization. In order to substitute in place of the phenol, the hydroxy group needs to be converted to a better leaving group such as a Toluenesulfonate ester. It is possible to acylate phenols to form other compounds such as aspirin (o-Acetylsalicylic acid). It is alos possible to form aryl ethers with phenols. Benzediols (quinones) can be readily oxidized, allowing even more chemistry to be done to the aromatic system.
