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Definition of Acyl halide
1. Noun. Organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom.
Generic synonyms: Organic Compound
Specialized synonyms: Acetyl Chloride, Ethanoyl Chloride
Definition of Acyl halide
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an acyl functional group directly attached to a halogen. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acyl Halide
Literary usage of Acyl halide
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 (1879)
"... with 2 equiv of an acyl halide in the presence of excess tri- ethylamine.
There results indeed therefrom (eq Ib, le, and 2) a rapid and effective method ..."
2. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1905)
"... MN RN RN If this is the case, we must suppose that an alkyl iodide and potassium
cyanide, or an acyl halide and silver cyanide (which yield nitriles), ..."
3. A Dictionary of Chemical Terms by James Fitton Couch (1920)
"The synthesis of aromatic hydrocarbon derivatives by the action of anhydrous
aluminium chloride upon a mixture of hydrocarbon and alkyl or acyl halide, ..."
4. Organic Chemistry for Advanced Students by Julius Berend Cohen (1918)
"The most interesting cases are perhaps those reactions in which the alkyl and
acyl halide react with the metallic compounds of acetoacetic ester and ..."
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