Organochlorine chemistry

<p>Organochlorine chemistry is concerned with the properties of organochlorine compounds, or organochlorides, <a href="/facts/Organic_compounds/gqCNaN45">organic compounds</a> that contain one or more <a href="/facts/Carbon/ukrgQexo">carbon</a>–<a href="/facts/Chlorine/y27UwYBM">chlorine</a> <a href="/facts/Chemical_bond/ArNUMnIB">bonds</a>. The chloroalkane class (<a href="/facts/Alkane/Qam7Hvmf">alkanes</a> with one or more hydrogens substituted by chlorine) includes common examples. The wide structural variety and divergent chemical properties of organochlorides lead to a broad range of names, applications, and properties. Organochlorine compounds have wide use in many applications, though some are of profound environmental concern, with <a href="/facts/DDT/RfYXlCuF">DDT</a> and <a href="/facts/2%2c3%2c7%2c8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin/zSHhaM73">TCDD</a> being among the most notorious.
</p><p>Organochlorides such as <a href="/facts/Trichloroethylene/VrhHehsC">trichloroethylene</a>, <a href="/facts/Tetrachloroethylene/6cGlBNMG">tetrachloroethylene</a>, <a href="/facts/Dichloromethane/mHyeTD2D">dichloromethane</a> and <a href="/facts/Chloroform/gvzuJMXa">chloroform</a> are commonly used as solvents and are referred to as "chlorinated solvents".
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Organochlorine chemistry