Tetrachlorophenol Explained

A tetrachlorophenol is any organochloride of phenol that contains four covalently bonded chlorine atoms. Tetrachlorophenols are produced by electrophilic halogenation of phenol with chlorine.^[1] Different isomers of tetrachlorophenol exist according to which ring positions on the phenol contain chlorine atoms.

There are three different isomers:

• 2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol
• 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol
• 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol

See also

• Chlorophenol
• Dichlorophenol
• Pentachlorophenol

Notes and References

1. Ebel . Eileen . Bell . Jane . Fries . Arthur . Kasey . Carl . Berkebile . J. M. . Preparation of 2,4-D(2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) from phenol and monochloracetic acid. . J. Chem. Educ. . 1947 . 24 . 9 . 449 . 10.1021/ed024p449 .