Methyl chloroacetate

CAS Registry Number®

96-34-4

CAS Name

Methyl chloroacetate

Molecular Formula

C3H5ClO2

Molecular Mass

108.52

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    129.5 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    -32.1 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.238 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °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/C3H5ClO2/c1-6-3(5)2-4/h2H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=QABLOFMHHSOFRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCl)(OC)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)CCl

Other Names for this Substance

  • Acetic acid, 2-chloro-, methyl ester
  • Acetic acid, chloro-, methyl ester
  • Methyl chloroacetate
  • Methyl monochloroacetate
  • Monochloroacetic acid methyl ester

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