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    Phenols are compounds containing an –OH group attached directly to an aromatic ring. Phenols can be monohydric or polyhydric depending on the number of –OH groups. Phenols have many uses including as precursors to drugs like aspirin and herbicides. They are also used as disinfectants and wood preservatives. 2,4,6-trichlorophenol is a synthetic phenol derivative that is slightly soluble in water and soluble in organic solvents. It has been used as a fungicide and wood preservative but is carcinogenic in animals.

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    Phenols are compounds containing an –OH group attached directly to an aromatic ring. Phenols can be monohydric or polyhydric depending on the number of –OH groups. Phenols have many uses including as precursors to drugs like aspirin and herbicides. They are also used as disinfectants and wood preservatives. 2,4,6-trichlorophenol is a synthetic phenol derivative that is slightly soluble in water and soluble in organic solvents. It has been used as a fungicide and wood preservative but is carcinogenic in animals.

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    Uses and Derivatives of Phenols

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    Phenols are compounds containing an –OH group attached directly to an aromatic ring. Phenols can be monohydric or polyhydric depending on the number of –OH groups. Phenols have many uses including as precursors to drugs like aspirin and herbicides. They are also used as disinfectants and wood preservatives. 2,4,6-trichlorophenol is a synthetic phenol derivative that is slightly soluble in water and soluble in organic solvents. It has been used as a fungicide and wood preservative but is carcinogenic in animals.

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    USES AND

    DERIVATIVES OF
    PHENOLSBY: TANVI KOHLI
    ROLL NUMBER: 2050991114
    SUBMITTED TO: DR. RASHMI ARORA
    WHAT ARE PHENOLS?
    CHEMICAL FORMULA: C6H5OH

    • Phenols are compounds containing an –


    OH group attached directly to an aromatic
    ring.
    • Most phenols are colourless liquids or
    solids.
    • Phenols have a characteristic ‘carbolic’
    odour, which in case of phenols is highly
    toxic.
    WHAT ARE POLYHYDOXY
    PHENOLS?

    Phenols may be monohydric or polyhydric depending on the number of –OH groups that they contain.
    Phenols that contain more than one hydroxyl group are referred to as polyhydric phenols.
    DID
    USES OF PHENOLS YOU
    KNOW?

    • Phenol is also a versatile precursor to a large • PHENOLS CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE


    collection of drugs, most notably ASPIRIN but also UNFRIENDLY VIRUSES AND BACTERIA CANNOT
    many herbicides and pharmaceutical drugs. LIVE THEIR MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE, IS THAT
    THEY CLEAN THE RECEPTOR SITES ON THE
    • • Phenol is also used as an oral anesthetic/analgesic CELLS. IF YOUR RECEPTOR SITES AREN'T CLEAN,
    in products such as Chlor-aseptic or other brand CELLS CAN'T COMMUNICATE AND THEN WE
    name and generic equivalents, commonly used to KNOW WHAT LACK OF COMMUNICATION GETS
    temporarily treat pharyngitis. YOU, NOW DON'T WER WELL YOUR BODY ENDS
    UP MALFUNCTIONING AND GUESS WHAT
    • Phenol is a component in liquid/liquid phenol-
    SICKNESS RESULTS.
    chloroform extraction technique used in molecular
    biology for obtaining nucleic acids from tissues or • THE FOLLOWING ESSENTIAL OILS CONTAIN
    cell culture samples. Depending on the pH of the PHENOLS:
    solution either DNA or RNA can be extracted. ANISE (90%) CLOVE (80%)BASIL (70%) OREGANO
    17%)THYME (485) CALAMUS OR CANE
    • Additionally, phenol and its related compounds are (30%)CINNAMON (25%)
    used in surgical ingrown toenail treatment, a process
    termed phenolization
    VARIOUS DERIVATIVES
    OF PHENOLS
    DERIVATIVE TO BE DISCUSSED:
    2,4,6-TRICHLOROPHENOL
    MOLECULAR FORMULA:C6H2Cl3OH
    MOLAR MASS: 197.45g/mole
    • 2,4,6-trichlorophenol is a synthetic, crystalline
    solid that is slightly soluble in water and
    soluble in organic solvents.
    • It is a yellow solid with a strong sweet odour.
    • It decomposes on heating to produce toxic and
    corrosive fumes including hydrogen chloride
    and chlorine.
    • It has been found in fresh water lakes such as
    the great lakes.
    USES DISADVANTAGES

    • 2,4,6-trichlorophenol has been used primarily • 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol has been shown to be a


    in various pesticide formulations and as a wood carcinogenic in animals, producing harmful
    preservative. diseases like:
    • It has been used as a fungicide, glue Lymphomas
    preservative, insecticides, bactericides, Leukaemia
    herbicides, and anti-mildew agent for textiles.
    Liver cancer via oral exposure
    THANK YOU

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