Fenol (karbolinska kiselina) je organsko jedinjenje sa hemijskom formulom C6H5OH. To je bela kristalna materija. Molekuli se sastoje od fenilne (-C6H5), vezane za hidroksilnu (-OH) grupu. On se proizvodi u velikim količinama (oko 7 milijardi kg/godina) kao prekursor za mnoge materijale.[7] On ima samo blago kiseli karakter, ali zahteva pažljivo rukovanje zbog sklonost da uzrokuje opekotine.
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