Phenols are less acidic than carboxylic acids, with values of around 10. Phenols are

Chapter 0, Problem 20-5

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Phenols are less acidic than carboxylic acids, with values of around 10. Phenols are deprotonated by (and therefore soluble in) solutions of sodium hydroxide but not by solutions of sodium bicarbonate. Explain how you would use extractions to isolate the three pure compounds from a mixture of p-cresol (p-methylphenol), cyclohexanone, and benzoic acid.

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