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Alcohols are one of the most common
chemical compounds and the most
abundantly produced organic chemicals
industrially. An alcohol can be defined as an
organic chemical compound whose
molecules contain at least one hydroxyl
group. These hydroxyl groups must be
attached to carbon atoms. Alcohols can be
broadly classified as primary alcohols,
secondary alcohols, or tertiary alcohols. This
classification is usually done based on which
carbon (belonging to the alkyl group) is
chemically bonded to the hydroxyl functional
group.

While, ethanol
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methanol and propanol are common types,
phenol is also sometimes considered as an
alcohol. However, phenol is often said to be a
different type of hydrocarbon because of its
distinctive chemical behaviour. Moreover, in
phenols, the hydroxyl group is directly
bonded to the aromatic ring and not the
carbon atom.

However, alcohols and phenols are important

to humans in many ways. For example,
alcohols are used in alcoholic beverages,
while phenols are mainly used in
pharmaceutical products where they are
used as antiseptic substances.

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