1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene is an
organochlorine compound
An organochloride, organochlorine compound, chlorocarbon, or chlorinated hydrocarbon is an organic compound containing at least one covalent bond, covalently bonded atom of chlorine. The chloroalkane class (alkanes with one or more hydrogens subst ...
. It is one of the three isomers of
trichlorobenzene. Being more symmetrical than the other isomers, it exists as colourless crystals whereas the other isomers are liquids at room temperature.
It is not formed upon chlorination of benzene. Instead it is prepared by the
Sandmeyer reaction from 3,5-
dichloroaniline Dichloroanilines are chemical compounds which consist of an aniline ring substituted with two chlorine atoms and have the molecular formula C6H5Cl2N. There are six isomers, varying in the positions of the chlorine atoms around the ring relative to ...
.
See also
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Chlorobenzenes—different numbers of chlorine substituents and isomeric forms
References
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Chlorobenzenes