perchlorobenzoic acid
English
editEtymology
editFrom per- + chloro- + benzoic acid.
Noun
editperchlorobenzoic acid (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) The fully chlorinated derivative of benzoic acid; pentachlorobenzoic acid.
- (organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric chloro- derivatives of perbenzoic acid; especially m-perchlorobenzoic acid (mPCBA) which is used as an oxidizing agent.