Which of the following compounds is aromatic alcohol?

Question

Which of the following compounds is aromatic alcohol? (A) I, II, III, IV (B) I, IV (C) II, III (D) I

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Another name of phenol is "carbolic acid" and it cannot be considered as aromatic alcohol. It is quite separate branch of compound called phenols. So, compound

(A)

i.e., phenol and compound

(D)

i.e., a derivative of phenol cannot be considered as aromatic alcohol.
On the other hand, in compound

(B)

and

(C), - O H

group is bonded to

s p^{3}

hybridised carbon which in turn is bonded to benzene ring. Hence, the correct option is (c).

Q. Which of the following compounds is aromatic alcohol?

$I$ , $II$ , $III$ , $I V$

$I$ , $I V$

$II$ , $III$

$I$