acyl halide

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Noun acyl halide has 1 sense

acyl halide, acid halide - organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom
--₁ is a kind of organic compound
--₁ has particulars: acetyl chloride, ethanoyl chloride

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Acyl Halide

Description:

An acyl halide, also known as an acid halide, is a chemical compound derived from an acidic group (usually a carboxylic acid) by substituting the hydroxyl group (-OH) with a halide atom.

Sample Sentences:

She used an acyl halide to synthesize the new organic compound.
The odor of the acyl halide was quite pungent.
When reacting an acyl halide with an alcohol, an ester is formed.
Acyl halides are often used as intermediates in organic synthesis.

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