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Offline h2so4

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Terpinen-4-ol
« on: May 04, 2007, 03:25:11 AM »
Could one consider Terpinen-4-ol  as a phenol or are the terpinenols a separate family altogether?
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Re: Terpinen-4-ol
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2007, 03:29:36 AM »
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Re: Terpinen-4-ol
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2007, 03:47:53 AM »
 ;D

Thanks Mad =)

Looking at the structure I wasn't quite sure if they were part of the phenol phamily or primarily just an arene!!

Oops forgot to add: it was the OH attached to the ring that confused me
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Re: Terpinen-4-ol
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2007, 06:19:22 PM »
For something to be a phenol, there must be an OH attached to an aromatic ring.  In terpien-4-ol, the ring is not aromatic, so it cannot be a phenol.
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Re: Terpinen-4-ol
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2007, 05:16:48 AM »
Ahaaa! I see that now. Having another look at the structure I see that it is not a ring at all.

Many thanks Yggdrasil.

Big hugs! (s'okay I'm female so that should be ok!  ;D)
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