| Physical Properties: Phenol is a colorless needle shaped crystal or white crystalline melt, with a special odor and burning smell, and extremely dilute solutions have a sweet taste; Easy to dissolve in ethanol, ether, chloroform, glycerol, carbon disulfide, vaseline, volatile oil, fixed oil, strong alkaline aqueous solution, almost insoluble in petroleum ether. |
| Applications: Phenol is an important organic chemical raw material, mainly used in the production of phenolic resins, bisphenol A, pesticide fungicides salicylic acid, herbicides, explosives picric acid, etc; In addition, it is also a raw material for manufacturing nylon, epoxy resin, coatings, paints, spices, synthetic detergents, and plasticizers. |
