BITSAT 2019
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2019
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
BITSAT 2019 · Chemistry · Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
Which of the following is/are aromatic alcohol?
Which of the following is/are aromatic alcohol?

Options
- A
- B and
- C and
- DOnly
Correct answer
B. and
Step-by-step solution
The& aromatic alcohols& are those compounds in which the hydroxyl group is not directly attached to the nucleus but is linked to a carbon atom situated in a side-chain.
The compound and compound are& the phenols, these& are& not the& aromatic alcohols as group is directly attached to benzene ring.
The compounds are benzyl alcohols and these are aromatic alcohols as & group is attached to the carbon atom which itself attached to benzene ring.
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