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Benzene/Phenol naming

YT2095
in Organic Chemistry

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this confuses me...

 

benzene with a hydroxyl is phenol, Fine.

 

phenol with 1 or more hydroxyls goes back to being called Benzene again?

 

ie/ why is 1,2,4 trihydroxylbenzene not called 2,4 dihydroxyphenol?

That style of nomenclature is used sometimes, but I don't think it is the IUPAC way.

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