PHENOL

Benzene rings attached to more than one hydroxyl groups are labelled with the Greek numerical
prefixes such as di, tri, tetra to denote the number of similar hydroxyl groups attached to the benzene
rings.

*1st name is the common name

*2nd name is the IUPAC name

When a phenol molecule is substituted with additional groups, either the ortho, meta, para system or
the numbering system can be employed. In either case, if the parent molecule is referred to as a
phenol, the nomenclature being used is the common system.

In IUPAC nomenclature, the parent molecule is called benzenol, and substituents are always
numbered with the OH group being given the understood first position.