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$$\begin{aligned}6\text{C}_6\text{H}_5\text{OH} + \text{FeCl}_3 \xrightarrow{\text{Neutral}} [\text{Fe}(\text{OC}_6\text{H}_5)_6]^{3-} \quad (\text{Violet Complex}) + 3\text{H}^+ + 3\text{HCl}\end{aligned}$$
Concept: The neutral ferric chloride test is a classic qualitative chemical test used to distinguish phenols and enols from simple alcohols. When an aqueous or alcoholic solution of phenol is treated with freshly prepared neutral ferric chloride ($$\text{FeCl}_3$$), phenol forms a water-soluble, coordination complex with iron(III), resulting in a characteristic intense violet (or blue/green/red depending on substituents) coloration.
