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1-bromo-3-chloropropane

1-bromo-3-chloropropane noun: a haloalkane with the molecular formula C₃H₆BrCl. It consists of a straight three-carbon propane chain with a bromine atom on carbon 1 and a chlorine atom on carbon 3, giving the structure Br-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-Cl.

Noun

1-bromo-3-chloropropane (uncountable)

  1. A haloalkane with the molecular formula C₃H₆BrCl. It consists of a straight three-carbon propane chain with a bromine atom on carbon 1 and a chlorine atom on carbon 3, giving the structure Br-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-Cl.

Forms of 1-bromo-3-chloropropane

alternative formbromochloropropane

Origin of 1-bromo-3-chloropropane

From 1 + bromo- + 3 + chloropropane.

Questions about 1-bromo-3-chloropropane

What does 1-bromo-3-chloropropane mean?
1-bromo-3-chloropropane means a haloalkane with the molecular formula C₃H₆BrCl. It consists of a straight three-carbon propane chain with a bromine atom on carbon 1 and a chlorine atom on carbon 3, giving the structure Br-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-Cl.
What part of speech is 1-bromo-3-chloropropane?
1-bromo-3-chloropropane is a noun.

Words near 1-bromo-3-chloropropane in the dictionary

  1. 1-900
  2. 1-976
  3. 1-A
  4. 1-A-O
  5. 1-As
  6. 1-bromo-3-chloropropane
  7. 1-C
  8. 1-connected
  9. 1-D
  10. 1-D RCM
  11. 1-D RCMs

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