HWATSI CHEMICALS NO FURTHER A MYSTERY

Hydrogenation of phenol provides cyclohexanone, a precursor to nylon. Nonionic detergents are produced by alkylation of phenol to provide the alkylphenols, e.g.,nonylphenol, that are then subjected to ethoxylation. · Phenol is additionally a flexible precursor to a large assortment of drugs, most notably aspirin but also quite a few herbicides and