Definition of Acetyl chloride

1. Noun. Colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor.

Exact synonyms: Ethanoyl Chloride
Generic synonyms: Acid Halide, Acyl Halide

Definition of Acetyl chloride

1. Noun. (organic compound) The acyl chloride of acetic acid, ''CH3COCl'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Acetyl chloride

1. CH3COCl;a colourless liquid used as a reagent; also corrosive, causing severe burns because of hydrolysis to HCl. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acetyl Chloride

acetyl-CoA c-acetyltransferase
acetyl-CoA c-acyltransferase
acetyl-CoA carboxylase
acetyl-CoA deacylase
acetyl-CoA hydrolase
acetyl-CoA ligase
acetyl-CoA synthetase
acetyl-CoA thiolase
acetyl-activating enzyme
acetyl-coenzyme A
acetyl-coenzyme A-deacetylvindoline 4-O-acetyltransferase
acetyl-coenzyme A-salutaridinol-7-O-acetyltransferase
acetyl CoA-(beta-aminoethyl)-L-cysteine omega-N-acetyltransferase
acetyl CoA-deacetylcephalosporin C acetyltransferase
acetyl CoA carboxylase phosphatase
acetyl chloride (current term)
acetyl group
acetyl methylcarbinol
acetyl phosphate
acetyl radical
acetyl sulfisoxazole
acetyl transacylase
acetyl value
acetylacetonate
acetylacetone
acetyladenylate
acetylajmaline
acetylajmaline acetylesterase
acetylamino

Literary usage of Acetyl chloride

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1915)
"Action of acetyl chloride on Maltose.—Five grams of maltose dried at 100° in vacua over phosphorus pentoxide were treated with 25 g. acetyl chloride. ..."

2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"With acetyl chloride or acetic anhydride. Primary and secondary amines give, ... chloride is similar to that of acetyl chloride. 4. With oxalic ester. ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1880)
"Under the influence of hydrochloric acid it should yield acetyl chloride, ... On raising the temperature, acetyl chloride begins to distill at 55-60D, ..."

4. Chemistry, inorganic and organic by Charles Loudon Bloxam (1903)
"acetyl chloride is a colourless liquid, which fumes in air, ... This mode of reaction renders acetyl chloride a most useful reagent for discovering the ..."

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