Phenol yog ib qho organic compound uas yog xim tsis muaj koob zoo li siv lead ua nrog cov ntxhiab tsw tshwj xeeb. Thaum raug huab cua ntev, qee qhov chaw yuav oxidize thiab tshwm liab.
Phenol yog cov khoom siv hluav taws xob uas tuaj yeem tua tau siv cov tshuaj tua hluav taws uas nquag siv xws li dej, hmoov qhuav, thiab carbon dioxide. Phenol yog me ntsis soluble hauv dej ntawm chav tsev kub thiab tuaj yeem yaj nrog dej thaum qhov kub siab tshaj 65 degree.