RUMORED BUZZ ON HWATSI CHEMICALS

Hydrogenation of phenol presents cyclohexanone, a precursor to nylon. Nonionic detergents are made by alkylation of phenol to give the alkylphenols, e.g.,nonylphenol, that are then subjected to ethoxylation. · Phenol is additionally a flexible precursor to a significant selection of drugs, most notably aspirin but will also quite a few herbicides