Term Name: | 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol |
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Synonyms: | 1,3-DCP, 1,3-dichloro-1,3-dideoxyglycerol, 1,3-dichloro-2-hydroxypropane, 1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol, 1,3-dichlorohydrin, 1,3-dichloroisopropanol, 1,3-dichloroisopropyl alcohol, 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol, 2-chloro-1-(chloromethyl)ethanol, alpha,gamma-dichlorohydrin, alpha-dichlorohydrin, glycerol 1,3-dichlorohydrin, HOCH(CH2Cl)2, sym-dichloroisopropyl alcohol, sym-glycerol dichlorohydrin |
Definition: | A secondary alcohol that is isopropanol in which one hydrogen of each methyl group is substituted by a chlorine. A liquid at room temperature (melting point -4degreeC, boiling point 174degreeC at 760 mm Hg), it is used as a solvent for hard resins and nitrocellulose. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:18917] ( EBI ) |