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carbonyl chloride

noun



carbonyl chloride

noun

  1. (not in technical usage) another name for phosgene
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


carbonyl chloride

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Word History and Origins

Origin of carbonyl chloride1

First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences

Chromic acid converts it into phosgene (carbonyl chloride, COCl2).

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carbonylatecarbonyl group