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acetyl bromide

acetyl bromide noun: the acyl bromide compound C₂H₃BrO, which may be prepared by reaction between phosphorus tribromide and acetic acid.

Noun

acetyl bromide (uncountable)

  1. The acyl bromide compound C₂H₃BrO, which may be prepared by reaction between phosphorus tribromide and acetic acid.

Forms of acetyl bromide

alternative formacetylbromide

Questions about acetyl bromide

What does acetyl bromide mean?
Acetyl bromide means the acyl bromide compound C₂H₃BrO, which may be prepared by reaction between phosphorus tribromide and acetic acid.
What part of speech is acetyl bromide?
Acetyl bromide is a noun.

Words near acetyl bromide in the dictionary

  1. acetums
  2. acetuous
  3. aceturate
  4. aceturic acid
  5. acetyl
  6. acetyl bromide
  7. acetyl chloride
  8. acetylacetonate
  9. acetylacetonates
  10. acetylacetone
  11. acetyladenylate

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