The monochlorophenols are
chemical compound
A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds. A molecule consisting of atoms of only one element ...
s consisting 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 () ...
substituted with a
chlorine atom. There are three
isomer
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s, 2-chlorophenol, 3-chlorophenol, and 4-chlorophenol.
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
Dichlorophenols (DCPs) are any of several chemical compounds which are derivatives of phenol containing two chlorine atoms. There are six isomers:
* 2,3-Dichlorophenol
* 2,4-Dichlorophenol
* 2,5-Dichlorophenol
* 2,6-Dichlorophenol
* 3,4-Dich ...
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Monobromophenol The monobromophenols are chemical compounds consisting of phenol substituted with a bromine atom. There are three isomers, 2-bromophenol, 3-bromophenol, and 4-bromophenol.
See also
* Bromophenol
* 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 ...
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Trichlorophenol A trichlorophenol is any organochloride of phenol that contains three covalently bonded chlorine atoms. Trichlorophenols are produced by electrophilic halogenation of phenol with chlorine. Different isomers of trichlorophenol exist according to whic ...
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Phenols