perchlorobenzoic acid

English

Etymology

per- +‎ chloro- +‎ benzoic acid

Noun

perchlorobenzoic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The fully chlorinated derivative of benzoic acid; pentachlorobenzoic acid.
  2. (organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric chloro- derivatives of perbenzoic acid; especially m-perchlorobenzoic acid (mPCBA) which is used as an oxidizing agent.
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