acetyl chloride

noun

: a colorless pungent fuming liquid CH3COCl made by chlorination of acetic acid or its derivatives (as by distilling a mixture of acetic acid and phosphorus trichloride) and used chiefly in preparing acetyl derivatives

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of acetyl chloride was in 1863

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“Acetyl chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acetyl%20chloride. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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