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That would actually imply that an OH group replaced one of the hydrogens, forming an alcohol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_(chemistry)

So Benzol is not benzyl alcohol.

Edit: this is not what I was expecting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzyl_alcohol


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ricksunny06/16/2025

That would make it phenol.

s0rce06/17/2025

benzyl and phenyl are different