There are three distinct chemical compounds which are dichlorobenzenes:
*
1,2-Dichlorobenzene or ''ortho''-dichlorobenzene;
*
1,3-Dichlorobenzene or ''meta''-dichlorobenzene;
*
1,4-Dichlorobenzene or ''para''-dichlorobenzene.
All three
isomer
In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formula – that is, the same number of atoms of each element (chemistry), element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space. ''Isomerism'' refers to the exi ...
s are colorless
chlorobenzenes with the formula CHCl. They differ structurally based on where the two
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 are attached to the
ring.
See also
*
Dibromobenzene
References
{{Authority control
Chlorobenzenes