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chloroformic ester

noun

Definition of chloroformic ester 

: an ester (as ethyl chloroformate ClCOOC2H5) 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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chloroformic acid

chloroformic ester

chloroformize

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