chloromethylsulfonyl

noun

A chemical compound with the formula CH₂ClO₂S.

Scrabble 39

Meanings

nounchloromethylsulfonyl (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA chemical compound with the formula CH₂ClO₂S.

    Further, compound 21, which was synthesized by substituting the methylsulfonyl group with a chloromethylsulfonyl group, showed a marked increase in herbicidal activity […]

    2012, Ulrich Schirmer, Peter Jeschke, Matthias Witschel, Modern Crop Protection Compounds: Herbicides, Volume 1, John Wiley & Sons, page 134
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