Phenol Derivatives

Abstract The article contains sections titled: 1. Alkylphenols 1.1. Physical Properties 1.2. Chemical Properties 1.3. Occurrence, Formation, Isolation 1.4. Production, General 1.4.1. Alkylation of Phenols 1.4.2. Other General Processes 1.5. Industrially Important Alkylphenols 1.5.1. Polymethylphenols 1.5.2. Ethylphenols 1.5.3. Isopropylphenols 1.5.4. sec ‐Butylphenols 1.5.5. tert ‐Butylphenols 1.5.6. tert ‐Pentylphenols 1.5.7. Higher Alkylphenols 1.5.8. Cycloalkylphenols 1.5.9. Aralkylphenols 1.5.10. Alkenylphenols 1.5.11. Indanols 2. Catechol 2.1. Physical Properties 2.2. Chemical Properties 2.3. Production 2.4. Uses 2.5. Economic Aspects 2.6. Toxicology 3. Trihydroxybenzenes 3.1. Pyrogallol 3.2. Hydroxyhydroquinone 3.3. Phloroglucinol 4. Bisphenols (Bishydroxyarylalkanes) 4.1. Physical Properties 4.2. Chemical Properties 4.3. Production 4.4. Analysis, Testing, Storage 4.5. Uses, Economic Aspects 4.6. Toxicology 5. Hydroxybiphenyls 5.1. Physical Properties 5.2. Chemical Properties 5.3. Production 5.4. Analysis, Quality Specifications, Storage 5.5. Uses 5.6. Toxicology 6. Phenol Ethers 6.1. Properties 6.2. Production 6.3. Representative Phenol Ethers 7. Halogen Derivatives of Phenolic Compounds 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Representative Compounds