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benzotrichloride

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[ben-zoh-trahy-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-] / ˌbɛn zoʊ traɪˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a colorless or yellowish liquid, C 7 H 5 Cl 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.

Etymology

Origin of benzotrichloride

benzo- + trichloride

Example Sentences

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The first of these is benzyl chloride, the second benzal chloride, and the third benzotrichloride or phenyl chloroform.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael

By the action of benzotrichloride on dimethylaniline in the presence of dry zinc chloride, Oscar Doebner obtained in 1878 a brilliant green colouring-matter which was manufactured under the name of “malachite green.”

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael

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