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bromochloropropane

bromochloropropane is the alternative form of 1-bromo-3-chloropropane.

Meaning of 1-bromo-3-chloropropane

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.

Origin of bromochloropropane

From bromo- + chloro- + propane.

Questions about bromochloropropane

What is bromochloropropane the alternative form of?
Bromochloropropane is the alternative form of 1-bromo-3-chloropropane.

Words near bromochloropropane in the dictionary

  1. bromochlorofluoroiodomethane
  2. bromochlorofluoromethane
  3. bromochlorofluoromethanes
  4. bromochloromethane
  5. bromochloromethanes
  6. bromochloropropane
  7. bromochlorosalicylanilide
  8. bromocholestane
  9. bromocholestanes
  10. bromocholesterol
  11. bromocholesterols

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bromochloropropane (page history and authors); 1-bromo-3-chloropropane (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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