THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF HWATSI CHEMICALS

Hydrogenation of phenol gives cyclohexanone, a precursor to nylon. Nonionic detergents are produced by alkylation of phenol to give the alkylphenols, e.g.,nonylphenol, that are then subjected to ethoxylation. · Phenol is additionally a versatile precursor to a big collection of drugs, most notably aspirin and also quite a few herbicides and pharma