ORTHOCARBONIC ESTER


Meaning of ORTHOCARBONIC ESTER in English

noun

: an ester of orthocarbonic acid ; especially : the liquid tetraethyl ester C(OC 2 H 5 ) 4 of pleasant odor made by reaction of sodium ethoxide with chloropicrin

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