phenols

chemical compounds in which hydroxyl group is attached directly to an aromatic ring
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phenols

Summary

phenols is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. phenols ranks in the top 8% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (653 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • phenols's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • phenols's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1(=C(C(=C(C(=C1))))*)O[4].
  • phenols is a type of substituted benzene[5].
  • phenols is a type of organic hydroxy compound[6].
  • phenols is part of phenol-containing compound metabolic process[7].
  • phenols is part of phenol-containing compound catabolic process[8].
  • phenols is part of phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process[9].
  • phenols is part of arylesterase activity[10].
  • phenols is part of arylsulfate sulfotransferase activity[11].
  • phenols is part of arylsulfatase activity[12].
  • phenols is part of aryl sulfotransferase activity[13].
  • phenols's Commons category is recorded as Phenols[14].
  • phenols comprises aryl[15].
  • phenols comprises hydroxyl[16].
  • phenols's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Phenols[17].
  • phenols's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[18].
  • phenols's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • phenols's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • phenols's different from is recorded as phenol[21].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for phenols include wine phenols[22].

Why It Matters

phenols ranks in the top 8% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (653 views/month).[2] phenols has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] phenols is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for phenols include wine phenols[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ChEBI release 2021-07-01. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from phenol
    Subclass of substituted benzene, organic hydroxy compound
    Instance of
    Factgrid item id Q1181526
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P2347]], mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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