October 11, 2003
One more before bed: phenol
I couldn't resist this: phenol.
G'nite.
Posted by Russell Whitaker at October 11, 2003 11:50 PM | TrackBackComments
Such a simple molicule, makes me wonder why it's so very caustic...
Posted by: Curt Howland on October 13, 2003 07:42 PMCurt, "caustic" means "alkaline", which phenol proper is not. Phenol is based on a benzene ring, with a hydoxide ion as a substituent. In water, it's a proton donor, which makes it an acid. When you use the term "phenol", you'll more likely referring to any one of a large class of molecules which contain at least one phenol group.
Posted by: Russell Whitaker on October 13, 2003 08:58 PMPost a comment
