Phenolbụ ngwakọta nke nwere mgbanaka benzene na otu hydroxyl.Na kemistri, a na-akọwa mmanya dị ka ogige ndị nwere otu hydroxyl na agbụ hydrocarbon.Ya mere, dabere na nkọwa a, phenol abụghị mmanya.

Otú ọ dị, ọ bụrụ na anyị eleba anya na nhazi nke phenol, anyị nwere ike ịhụ na ọ nwere otu hydroxyl.Nke a pụtara na phenol nwere ụfọdụ njirimara mmanya.Otú ọ dị, usoro phenol dị iche na nhazi nke mmanya ndị ọzọ n'ihi na ọ nwere mgbanaka benzene.Mgbanaka benzene a na-enye phenol ihe ya pụrụ iche na njirimara ya dị iche na nke mmanya.

Ya mere, dabere na njirimara nhazi nke phenol na alcohols, anyị nwere ike ikwu na phenol abụghị mmanya.Otú ọ dị, ọ bụrụ na anyị na-ele anya naanị na phenol nwere otu hydroxyl, mgbe ahụ ọ nwere ụfọdụ àgwà nke mmanya.Ya mere, azịza nke ajụjụ a "Phenol ọ bụ mmanya?"enweghị ike ịbụ ee ma ọ bụ mba.Ọ dabere na ihe gbara ya gburugburu na nkọwa mmanya anyị na-eji.