Acyl halide

Definition of the noun acyl halide

What does acyl halide mean as a name of something?

noun

1. organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom
   • lexical domain: Substances - nouns denoting substances
   • synonym of acyl halide: acid halide
   • more generic term: organic compound = any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
   • more specific terms: ethanoyl chloride / acetyl chloride = colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor

Explanation

Acyl halide: An acyl halide is a chemical compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing a hydroxyl group with a halide group.

• also known as 酰卤

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Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary (2016)

by Robert A. Lewis

acyl halide. Any compound composed of an acyl group bonded to a halogen.

The Sterling Dictionary Of Chemistry (1999)

by Anand Dhingra

ACYL HALIDE : RCOX. Can be prepared by the action of carboxylic acids with PCI5, PCI3 or SOCI2. Acyl halides fume in moist air as they form HCI. They attack the hydrogen atom of alcoholic or amino groups. In IUPAC system, they are called ...

Dictionary of Chemistry

acid halide acyl halide; acyl chloride. Compounds containing a carbonyl group bound to a halogen atom. RCOX, RCOC1 acid of sugar Ref. Oxalic acid. HOOC-COOH acid-base indicator It is a weak acid that has acidic and ...

International Encyclopaedia of Engineering and Technology (2007)

by M N Doja

acid halide Acid chloride; acyl halide ...

Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology (1998)

by Robert Alan Lewis

acyl halide. See halide. acylating agent. a carrier of activated acyl groups (e.g. ...

The Facts on File Dictionary of Organic Chemistry (2009)

by John Daintith

acyl halide (acid halide) A type of or- ...

Sasol Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology (2004)

by G.C. Gerrans, P. Hartmann-Petersen, Rasmus Hartmann-Petersen

See also acyl halide. acyl chloride See acyl halide. acyl group The functional group H-C=O or R-C=O where R = alkyl or aryl group. See also carbonyl group. acyl halide The general name for a group of organic compounds whose molecules ...

Polymer Technology Dictionary (2012)

by A. Whelan

acyl halide An acid halide which contains the acyl group. acyl peroxide A peroxide which contains the acyl group. See diacyl peroxide. adapter Also spelt ...

Encyclopedia of Toxicology (2005)

by Bruce Anderson, Ann de Peyster, Shayne C. Gad, P.J. Bert Hakkinen, Michael Kamrin, Betty Locey, Harihara M. Mehendale, Carey Pope, Lee Shugart

toanintermediate acyl halide compound, trifluoroacetyl chloride, which produces covalent triflouroacetylation of proteinsinthe hepatic endoplasmic reticulum.

The Facts on File Dictionary of Biology (2009)

by Robert Hine, Daintith

OH acyl halide –CO.X (X = halogen) nitro compound –NO2 sulfonic acid –SO2. OH nitrile –CN diazonium salt –N2+ diazo compound –N=N– Fungi /fun-jÿ/ A kingdom of nonphoto- synthetic mainly terrestrial organisms that are now regarded as ...

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Video shows what acyl halide means. Any organic compound containing an acyl functional group directly attached to a halogen.. Acyl halide Meaning. How to ...

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