perchlorobenzoic acid

English edit

Etymology edit

per- +‎ chloro- +‎ benzoic acid

Noun edit

perchlorobenzoic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The fully chlorinated derivative of benzoic acid; pentachlorobenzoic acid.
  2. (organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric chloro- derivatives of perbenzoic acid; especially m-perchlorobenzoic acid (mPCBA) which is used as an oxidizing agent.