Physical Properties of Phenols

At room temperature phenol is a white, crystalline mass. Phenol gradually turns pink if it contains impurities or is exposed to heat or light. It has a distinctive sweet, tarry odor, and burning taste. Phenol has limited solubiUty in water between 0 and 65°C. Above 65.3°C phenol and water are miscible in all proportions. It is very soluble in alcohol, ben2ene, chloroform, ether, and partially disassociated organics in general. It is less soluble in paraffinic hydrocarbons. The important physical properties of phenol are Hsted in Table 1. 

Table 23.3 Average physical properties of phenolic resin-based laminates...

Table 15.4 Thermal and Physical Properties of Phenolic Plastics...

TABLE 14.2.1 Summary of physical properties of phenolic Compound CAS no. compounds Molecular formula Molecular weight, MW g/mol m.p. °C b.p. °C Fugacity ratio, F at 25°C Molar volume, V, cmVmol pKa... 

An extensive list of the physical properties of phenol and its homologues has... 

Fillers or extenders are added to phenolic resins to improve various physical properties of phenolic plastics [108]. The modifying agents are combined chemically with the resins and include such components as woodflour, cashew... 

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