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Chemically, the major difference between phenol and alcohol is that phenol is a hydroxyl unit attached to a benzene ring and alcohol has a hydroxyl unit attached to a carbon chain.
More generally the major difference is that swallowing a small amount of phenol can kill you. Swallowing a small amount of alcohol (ethanol) may give you a buzz, but you would have to drink a great deal for it to kill you quickly.
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The major product obtained on interaction of phenol with sodium hydroxide and carbon dioxide is?
The major product obtained from the interaction of phenol with sodium hydroxide and carbon dioxide is sodium phenoxide. This is formed through the reaction between phenol and sodium hydroxide to give sodium phenolate, which further reacts with carbon dioxide to form sodium phenoxide and water.
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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.
