A REVIEW OF HWATSI CHEMICALS

Hydrogenation of phenol gives cyclohexanone, a precursor to nylon. Nonionic detergents are made by alkylation of phenol to provide the alkylphenols, e.g.,nonylphenol, which happen to be then subjected to ethoxylation. · Phenol is also a versatile precursor to a significant selection of medicines, most notably aspirin and also a lot of herbicides a