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Phenols

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Phenols are aromatic alcohols.

Like all alcohols, the names of phenols always end with the letters 'ol'.

 

 

General properties of simple phenols include: anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, anti-septic, and anthelmintic.

 

Pyrogallol

Hydroquinone

Gallic acid

Salicylic acid

 

Acetophenones: some have demonstrated anti-asthmatic properties, such as apocynin, and its glycoside androsin, which are derived from Picrorhiza kurroa (kutki, native to the Nepalese Himalayas.