A trichlorophenol is any
organochloride
An organochloride, organochlorine compound, chlorocarbon, or chlorinated hydrocarbon is an organic compound containing at least one covalently bonded atom of chlorine. The chloroalkane class (alkanes with one or more hydrogens substituted by chlo ...
of
phenol
Phenol (also called carbolic acid) is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula . It is a white crystalline solid that is volatile. The molecule consists of a phenyl group () bonded to a hydroxy group (). Mildly acidic, it ...
that contains three
covalently bonded
A covalent bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electrons to form electron pairs between atoms. These electron pairs are known as shared pairs or bonding pairs. The stable balance of attractive and repulsive forces between atoms ...
chlorine
Chlorine is a chemical element with the symbol Cl and atomic number 17. The second-lightest of the halogens, it appears between fluorine and bromine in the periodic table and its properties are mostly intermediate between them. Chlorine i ...
atoms. Trichlorophenols are produced by
electrophilic halogenation of phenol with chlorine.
Different
isomers
In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formulae – that is, same number of atoms of each element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space. Isomerism is existence or possibility of isomers.
...
of trichlorophenol exist according to which ring positions on the phenol contain chlorine atoms.
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol, for example, has two chlorine atoms in the ''
ortho'' positions and one chlorine atom in the ''
para'' position.
There are six different isomers:
*
2,3,4-Trichlorophenol
*
2,3,5-Trichlorophenol
*
2,3,6-Trichlorophenol
*
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol is an organochloride with the molecular formula C6 H3 Cl3 O1. 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol has been used as a fungicide and herbicide.
References
See also
* Agent Orange
Agent Orange is a chemical herbicide and defolian ...
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2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
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3,4,5-Trichlorophenol
See also
*
Chlorophenol
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Dichlorophenol
Dichlorophenols (DCPs) are any of several chemical compounds which are derivatives of phenol containing two chlorine atoms. There are six isomers:
* 2,3-Dichlorophenol
* 2,4-Dichlorophenol
* 2,5-Dichlorophenol
* 2,6-Dichlorophenol
2,6-Dichlo ...
*
Pentachlorophenol
References
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