Phenolhe hui i loko o ke apo benzene a me ka hui hydroxyl.I loko o ke kemika, ua wehewehe ʻia ka ʻona e like me nā pūhui i loaʻa kahi hui hydroxyl a me kahi kaulahao hydrocarbon.No laila, ma muli o kēia wehewehe ʻana, ʻaʻole ʻona ka phenol.

Eia naʻe, inā mākou e nānā i ke ʻano o ka phenol, hiki iā mākou ke ʻike aia i loko o kahi hui hydroxyl.'O ia ho'i, loa'a i ka phenol kekahi mau 'ano o ka wai'ona.Eia nō naʻe, ʻokoʻa ke ʻano o ka phenol mai ke ʻano o nā ʻona ʻona ʻē aʻe no ka mea he apo benzene kona.Hāʻawi kēia apo benzene i ka phenol i kona mau ʻano ʻokoʻa a me nā hiʻohiʻona ʻokoʻa i nā mea ʻona.

No laila, ma muli o nā hiʻohiʻona o ka phenol a me nā waiʻona, hiki iā mākou ke ʻōlelo ʻaʻole ʻo ka phenol ka waiʻona.Eia nō naʻe, inā e nānā wale mākou i ka ʻoiaʻiʻo he hui hydroxyl ka phenol, a laila aia kekahi mau ʻano o ka waiʻona.No laila, ʻo ka pane i ka nīnau "He waiʻona anei ka phenol?"ʻaʻole hiki ke ʻae a ʻaʻole wale.Aia ia i ka pōʻaiapili a me ka wehewehe ʻana i ka waiʻona a mākou e hoʻohana nei.