“…Substituted phenol compounds, which are highly poisonous and resistant to microbes, are important byproducts and raw materials of many chemical companies. 1,2 The production of herbicides, insecticides, disinfectants, and colors frequently involves phenolic compounds with one or more aromatic rings and hydroxyl groups. 3 p-Nitrophenol, a type of substituted phenol, is listed as a priority pollutant by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because of its detrimental effects on human, animal, plant growth and metabolism.…”