chloroacetic acid

Also known as monochloroacetic acid, monochloroethanoic acid, chloracetic acid, CAA, 2-chloroacetic acid, alpha-chloro-acetic acid, 2-chloro-ethanoic acid, 2-chloro-acetic acid

chemical compound

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Within Vinony's link graph, chloroacetic acid is referenced by 86 other articles, and connects out to hydrogen, oxygen and carbon.

It is catalogued under topics including Acetic acids, Alkylating agents and Chembox having GHS data.

Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula: C2H3ClO2
Molecular weight: 94.5 g/mol
IUPAC name: 2-chloroacetic acid
SMILES: C(C(=O)O)Cl
InChIKey: FOCAUTSVDIKZOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 0.2
Polar surface area: 37.3 Å²
H-bond donors: 1
H-bond acceptors: 2
Formal charge: 0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Molecule type: Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Has part: carbon
Mass: 93.982

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pKa: 2.9
Commons category: Chloroacetic acid
chemical formula: C₂H₃ClO₂
canonical SMILES: C(C(=O)O)Cl
ionization energy: 10.70
boiling point: 189.35
safety classification and labelling: Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008
melting point: 61.3
different from: acetyl chloride
density: 1.58

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Encyclopedic overview

Chloroacetic acid, industrially known as monochloroacetic acid (MCA), is a organochlorine compound and carboxylic acid with the formula ClCH2CO2H; it is the simplest of the chloroacetic acids. This colorless solid is a useful building block in organic synthesis.

Production

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