1. A salt or ester formed by the reaction of a phenol with a base or alcohol; the conjugate base of a phenol.
Usage: chemistry; technical

Examples

• Sodium phenoxide is produced when phenol reacts with sodium hydroxide.
• The phenoxide ion is stabilized by resonance across the aromatic ring.
• Phenoxide esters are important intermediates in organic synthesis.
• The formation of phenoxide increases the reactivity of the aromatic ring toward nucleophilic substitution.
• Potassium phenoxide is more soluble in organic solvents than sodium phenoxide.