The extraction of phenol in water by N octanoylpyrrolidine(OPOD) in kerosene has been satisfactorily carried out. The dependence of the extraction distribution ratio on the concentrations of extractant, phenol, acidity and temperature was investigated. The composition of the extraction complex was deduced by the slope method to be C 6H 5OH·OPOD , and the related thermodynamic functions were evaluated. The IR and NMR spectra showed the presence of intermolecular hydrogen bonding between phenol and OPOD in the extraction complexes.