Talk:Phenolates

Merge with sodium phenoxide?

The great majority of phenoxide chem is that of the sodium salt. Maybe merge? --Smokefoot (talk) 23:03, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

Well there is nothing much to merge from here. The chembox I added is not the sodium salt, but the ion. I was thinking of adding a table of salts. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:14, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Sounds good, one thing is that free phenolate ion (C6H5O-) is probably rare, and the "salts" may not be salts. Its not like chloride. Homoassociation, clusters seem to be the rule of conjugate bases of weak acids, not free ions. But that idea could be explained in this emerging article. Of broad interest would be variations in Ar vs M for MOAr, since cresolates, various chlorophenolate, nitrophenolates are widely discussed. Probably invariably as sodium salts.--Smokefoot (talk) 13:27, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Strict oppose against merge, phenolates are a group of compounds! JWBE (talk) 14:42, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Strictness acknowledged! It was just an thought.--Smokefoot (talk) 16:17, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

I have removed the chembox, due to group of compounds. The corresponding german article might have enough material for expansion. JWBE (talk) 17:25, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

The chembox was for the formal ion, which is present in all compounds. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:58, 23 December 2019 (UTC)