1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene is an
organochlorine compound
Organochlorine chemistry is concerned with the properties of organochlorine compounds, or organochlorides, organic compounds that contain one or more carbon–chlorine bonds. The chloroalkane class (alkanes with one or more hydrogens substituted ...
. It is one of the three isomers of
trichlorobenzene Trichlorobenzene (TCB) may refer to any of three isomeric chlorinated derivatives of benzene
Benzene is an Organic compound, organic chemical compound with the Chemical formula#Molecular formula, molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is ...
. 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
The Sandmeyer reaction is a chemical reaction used to synthesize aryl halides from aryl diazonium salts using copper salts as reagents or catalysts.
It is an example of a radical-nucleophilic aromatic substitution. The Sandmeyer reaction provides ...
from
3,5-dichloroaniline.
See also
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Chlorobenzenes Chlorobenzenes are a group of aryl chlorides/ halobenzenes consisting of one or more chlorine atoms as substituents on a benzene core. They have the formula C6H6–''n''Cl''n'', where ''n'' = 1–6 is the number of chlorine atoms. Depending on the ...
—different numbers of chlorine substituents and isomeric forms
References
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Chlorobenzenes