A trichlorophenol is any
organochloride
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 ...
of
phenol
Phenol (also known as carbolic acid, phenolic acid, or benzenol) is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula . It is a white crystalline solid that is volatile and can catch fire.
The molecule consists of a phenyl group () ...
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; it has Symbol (chemistry), 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 ...
atoms. Trichlorophenols are produced by
electrophilic halogenation
In organic chemistry, an electrophilic aromatic halogenation is a type of electrophilic aromatic substitution. This organic reaction is typical of aromatic compounds and a very useful method for adding substituents to an aromatic system.
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A few ...
of phenol with chlorine.
Different
isomers
In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formula – that is, the same number of atoms of each element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space. ''Isomerism'' refers to the existence or possibili ...
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:
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2,3,4-Trichlorophenol
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2,3,5-Trichlorophenol
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2,3,6-Trichlorophenol
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2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
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2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
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3,4,5-Trichlorophenol
See also
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Chlorophenol
A chlorophenol is any organochloride of phenol that contains one or more covalent, covalently bonded chlorine atoms. There are five basic types of chlorophenols (mono- to pentachlorophenol) and 19 different chlorophenols in total when positional is ...
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Dichlorophenol
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Monochlorophenol
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Pentachlorophenol
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is an organochlorine compound used as a pesticide and a disinfectant. First produced in the 1930s, it is marketed under many trade names. It can be found as pure PCP, or as the sodium salt of PCP, the latter of which disso ...
References
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Chlorobenzene derivatives
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