Phenolum liquefactum (carbolic acid) (C6H5OH) 10ml (dark)

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Phenol or hydroxybenzene, formerly known as carbolic acid or carbolic acid, is an organic compound consisting of a benzene ring in which one hydrogen atom is substituted by a hydroxyl group (OH). Phenol is therefore an aromatic alcohol. In older texts, phenol is sometimes referred to as benzol, although this is a Germanism: Benzol is the German name for benzene. Phenol is the namesake of the phenols, a group of aromatic compounds that have one or more OH groups directly substituted on the benzene ring. Examples of such compounds are cresol and xylenol. At room temperature, phenol is a crystalline, volatile solid with a characteristic odor.