1-bromo-3-chloropropane

noun

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.

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Meanings

noun1-bromo-3-chloropropane (uncountable)

alternative bromochloropropane

  1. uncountablechemistryA 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

From 1 + bromo- + 3 + chloropropane.

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