Dichlorobenzene
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There are three distinct chemical compounds which are dichlorobenzenes:
- 1,2-Dichlorobenzene or ortho-dichlorobenzene;
- 1,3-Dichlorobenzene or meta-dichlorobenzene;
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene or para-dichlorobenzene.
All three isomers are colorless chlorobenzenes with the formula C6H4Cl2. They differ structurally based on where the two chlorine atoms are attached to the ring.