Dichlorobenzene
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There are three distinct chemical compounds which are dichlorobenzenes:
- 1,2-Dichlorobenzene1,2-Dichlorobenzene1,2-Dichlorobenzene, or orthodichlorobenzene , is an organic compound with the formula C6H4Cl2. This colourless liquid is poorly soluble in water but miscible with most organic solvents...
or ortho-dichlorobenzene; - 1,3-Dichlorobenzene or meta-dichlorobenzene;
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene1,4-Dichlorobenzene1,4-Dichlorobenzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H4Cl2. This colorless solid has a strong odor. It consists of two chlorine atoms substituted at opposing sites on a benzene ring. p-DCB is used a pesticide and a deodorant, most familiarly in mothballs in which it is a replacement for...
or para-dichlorobenzene.