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Nomenclature

An OH on an aromatic ring does not usually have priority when naming. Many compounds have trivial names.

Nomenclature of phenols: methylphenol (p-cresol), nitrophenol, bromomethylphenol, benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol, hydroquinone), benzenetriols (pyrogallol, phloroglucinol), salicylic acid and p-hydroxybenzenesulfonic acid