Izakhiwo Zekhemikhali:

I-Phenol iyilungu elilula lekilasi lezinto eziphilayo ezineqembu le-hydroxyl elixhunywe kwendandatho ye-benzene noma ohlelweni lwendandatho olunephunga elimnandi kakhulu.
Eyaziwa nangokuthi i-carbolic acid noma i-monohydroxybenzene, i-phenol iyiphunga elimnandi elingenambala ukuya kokumhlophe, elinokwakheka kwe-C6H5OH, etholakala ekugayweni kwetiyela yamalahle nanjengomkhiqizo wamahhavini we-coke.
I-Phenol inezindawo ezibanzi ze-biocidal, futhi izixazululo ezinamanzi acwebileyo sekuyisikhathi eside zisetshenziswa njengesibulala-magciwane. Emazingeni aphezulu, kubangela ukusha okukhulu kwesikhumba; kuwushevu wesistimu onobudlova. Iwumkhiqizo wamakhemikhali obalulekile wokukhiqiza amapulasitiki, odayi, imithi, ama-sytans, neminye imikhiqizo.
I-Phenol incibilika cishe ku-43°C futhi ibilisa ku-183°C. Amabanga amsulwa anephuzu lokuncibilika elingu-39°C, 39.5°C, no-40°C. Amabanga ezobuchwepheshe aqukethe u-82% -84% kanye no-90% -92% we-phenol. Iphuzu le-crystallization linikezwa njengo-40.41°C. Amandla adonsela phansi athile angu-1.066. Incibilika kuzincibilikisi eziningi eziphilayo. Ngokuncibilikisa amakristalu nokwengeza amanzi, i-phenol ewuketshezi ikhiqizwa, ehlala iwuketshezi emazingeni okushisa ajwayelekile. I-Phenol inempahla engajwayelekile yokungena kwezicubu eziphilayo futhi yakhe isibulala-magciwane esibalulekile. Ibuye isetshenziselwe ezimbonini ekunqumeni amafutha nama-compounds nasezindaweni zesikhumba. Inani lamanye ama-disinfectants kanye nama-antiseptics ngokuvamile likalwa ngokuqhathanisa ne-phenol