monochloroethanoic acid

MediLexicon chloroacetic acid - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'chloroacetic acid'

[1. An acetic acid in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by chlorine. According to the number of atoms so displaced, the acid is called monochloroacetic (chloroacetic), dichloroacetic, or trichloroacetic.

Molecular Formula: C2H3ClO2


InChI: InChI=1/C2H3ClO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H2,(H,4,5)/f/h4H

InChIKey: InChIKey=FOCAUTSVDIKZOP-JLSKMEETCI
SMILES: OC(=O)CCl

CAS number 79-11-8

Names:
    Acetic acid, chloro-
    chloracetic acid
    Chloroacetic acid
    chloroacetic acid
    Chloroethanoic acid
    monochloroacetic acid
    monochloroethanoic acid
    .alpha.-Chloroacetic acid
    2-chloroacetic acid

Registries:
    PubChem CID 300
    CAS 79-11-8 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 27869
    Kegg C06755
    PubChem ID 10338703
    PubChem ID 8976