A '''trichlorophenol''' is any organochloride of phenol that contains three covalently bonded chlorine atoms. Trichlorophenols are produced by electrophilic halogenation of phenol with chlorine.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ebel |first1=Eileen |last2=Bell |first2=Jane |last3=Fries |first3=Arthur |last4=Kasey |first4=Carl |last5=Berkebile |first5=J. M. |title=Preparation of 2,4-D(2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) from phenol and monochloracetic acid. |journal=J. Chem. Educ. |date=1947 |volume=24 |issue=9 |page=449 |doi=10.1021/ed024p449 |accessdate=13 July 2020 |url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed024p449|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Different isomers of trichlorophenol exist according to which ring positions on the phenol contain chlorine atoms. 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol, for example, has two chlorine atoms in the ''ortho'' positions and one chlorine atom in the ''para'' position.
There are six different isomers: * 2,3,4-Trichlorophenol * 2,3,5-Trichlorophenol * 2,3,6-Trichlorophenol * 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol * 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol * 3,4,5-Trichlorophenol
==See also== * Chlorophenol * Dichlorophenol * Monochlorophenol * Pentachlorophenol
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