Talk:Phenol

message: There doesn't seem to be enough coverage to justify independent notability for Conversion of diazonium salt to phenol, but it appears to be useful, well-written content to my judgment and thus worth merging (although I will freely admit that my knowledge of chemistry subjects is merely at the 101 level). signed, Rosguill talk 22:48, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed, we should move this undergrad theme paper, which contains little useful content.  --Smokefoot (talk) 12:33, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Conversion of diazonium salt to phenol]] 

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thread_title:  Removal of "Phenylic Acid" as alternative name for Phenol 

message: Quote: "The skin irritation caused by continual exposure to phenol eventually led to the introduction of aseptic (germ-free) techniques in surgery." -- I don't understand the meaning of the sentence. Skin irritation led to introduction of aseptic techniques? O_O --CopperKettle (talk) 08:18, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that the fact that phenol is a skin irritant suggested to post-Pasteur scientists that it attacked living organisms/cells, which led to its early implementation as a disinfectant.  BTW, much of that section is about Lister, not phenol, so much could be removed as being off-topic content.--Smokefoot (talk) 13:53, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meaning of "skin irritation has led to .."