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Definition of Benzal

1. n. A compound radical, C₆H₅.CH, of the aromatic series, related to benzyl and benzoyl; -- used adjectively or in combination.

Definition of Benzal

1. Noun. (chemistry) A transparent crystalline substance, C₆H₅.CO. NH₂, obtained by the action of ammonia on benzoyl chloride and by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds. ¹

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Definition of Benzal

1. pertaining to a certain chemical group [adj]

Medical Definition of Benzal

1. A transparent crystalline substance, obtained by the action of ammonia upon chloride of benzoyl, as also by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds. Structure: C6H5.CO.NH2 Origin: Benzoic + aldehyde. (06 Aug 1998)

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Literary usage of Benzal

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

1. An Introduction to the Study of the Compounds of Carbon, Or, Organic Chemistry by Ira Remsen (1922)
"benzal chloride in used in making benzaldehyde and as a synthetical reagent. Benzotrichloride is used in the manufacture of benzoic acid on the large scale. ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1915)
"benzal diacetate, and 5 g. fused sodium acetate, were added to 20 g. glacial acetic ... benzal phenylhydrazone. Addition of water precipitated a mixture of ..."

3. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1902)
"... with benzal-^-toluidine were unstable, and consequently unsatisfactory for confirming the existence of the so-called a-, /3-, and y-modifications. ..."

4. Victor Von Richter's Organic Chemistry; Or, Chemistry of the Carbon by Victor von Richter, Richard Anschütz, Georg Schroeter (1900)
"CH : CH . C6H5, yellow needles, melting at 112°, is formed when acetone and benzaldehyde are treated with sodium hydroxide. In the first step benzal acetone ..."

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