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What does benzal mean?

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  1. (chemistry) A transparent crystalline substance, C6H5.CO. NH2, obtained by the action of ammonia on benzoyl chloride and by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds.
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The first of these is benzyl chloride, the second benzal chloride, and the third benzotrichloride or phenyl chloroform.
Industrially, benzaldehyde is made by a process in which toluene is treated with chlorine to form benzal chloride, followed by treatment of benzal chloride with water.

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