Write the structural formula and IUPAC names of all possible isomers of the compounds with molecular formula $C_{3} H_{8} O$ .
Write 'two' uses of phenol
What happens when glucose is treated with:
(a) Bromine water (b) Dilute nitric acid (c) Hydrogen cyanide (HCN)

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Solution

Isomers of the compound with molecular formula $C_{3} H_{8} O$ are as follows structures:
IUPAC Names: $1 - p r o p a n o l 2 - p r o p a n o l$ Methoxy ethane
Uses of phenol: $(1)$ Phenol is used as an antiseptic for surgical instruments, as an oral analgesic, in the production of drugs, in cosmetics and to embalm bodies.
$(2)$ Phenol formaldehyde adhesives are generally hot press adhesives used extensively in the manufacture of plywood and other wood products such as flakeboard, oriented strand board etc.
(a) When glucose is treated with bromine water, gluconic acid is formed.
(b) When glucose is treated with dilute nitric acid, glucaric acid is formed.
(c) When glucose is treated with hydrogen cyanide (HCN), glucose cyanohydrin is formed

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