Definition of Acyl halide

1. Noun. Organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom.

Exact synonyms: Acid Halide
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

acyl-CoA triterpene acyltransferase
acyl-activating enzyme
acyl-coenzyme A
acyl-malonyl-ACP synthase
acyl anhydride
acyl anhydrides
acyl bromide
acyl carrier protein
acyl carrier protein acylase
acyl chloride
acyl chlorides
acyl dihydroxyacetone phosphate oxidoreductase
acyl fluoride
acyl glutamic acid amidohydrolase
acyl group
acyl halide (current term)
acyl halides
acyl iodide
acyl protein synthetase
acyl thioester transacylase
acyladenylate
acylagmatine amidase
acylal
acylals
acylamidase
acylamide
acylamido
acylamino
acylaminos
acylanilide

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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