What is "sebacoyl chloride"

n. (context organic chemistry English) A diacyl chloride with the chemical formula C₁₀H₁₆Cl₂O₂, a corrosive pungent yellow liquid.

Sebacoyl chloride (or sebacoyl dichloride) is a di- acyl chloride, with formula CHClO.

Sebacoyl chloride is a light-yellow liquid with a pungent odor, soluble in hydrocarbons and ethers. Sebacoyl chloride is corrosive; like all acyl chlorides, it hydrolyzes in water, evolving hydrogen chloride. It is less susceptible to hydrolysis though than shorter chain aliphatic acyl chlorides.