Trichloroacetic acid

CAS Registry Number®

76-03-9

CAS Name

Trichloroacetic acid

Molecular Formula

C2HCl3O2

Molecular Mass

163.39

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    195.5 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    57.5 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.6126 g/cm³ @ Temp: 64 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C2HCl3O2/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7/h(H,6,7)

InChIKey

InChIKey=YNJBWRMUSHSURL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(O)=O)(Cl)(Cl)Cl

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl

Other Names for this Substance

  • Acetic acid, 2,2,2-trichloro-
  • Acetic acid, trichloro-
  • 2,2,2-Trichloroacetic acid
  • Aceto-Caustin
  • Amchem Grass Killer

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