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Offline Nitin_Naudiyal

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Phenol Nomenclature
« on: May 30, 2012, 06:29:14 AM »
Please help me in naming the Following Phenols.
I have given them an attempt.
If worng please correct them
Thank you

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Re: Phenol Nomenclature
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2012, 07:26:42 AM »
Please help me in naming the Following Phenols.
I have given them an attempt.
If worng please correct them
Thank you


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Re: Phenol Nomenclature
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2012, 08:58:57 AM »
Thank you for your help

But can you please explain me that how is that Benzyl in the 3rd Compund?

When do we call an attached group as Benzyl and when do we call it Phenyl ?

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Re: Phenol Nomenclature
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2012, 09:07:30 AM »
Benzyl is a phenyl group attached to a methylene (CH2) group.

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Re: Phenol Nomenclature
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2012, 09:09:57 AM »
Thank you fledarmus.


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