CHLOROFORMIC ESTER


Meaning of CHLOROFORMIC ESTER in English

noun

: an ester (as ethyl chloroformate ClCOOC 2 H 5 ) of chloroformic acid made by reaction of phosgene on an alcohol or phenol and used in organic synthesis (as of esters of carbonic acid)

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