Dichloroacetic acid

CAS Registry Number®

79-43-6
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CAS Name

Dichloroacetic acid

Molecular Formula

C2H2Cl2O2

Molecular Mass

128.94

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    193-194 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    13.5 °C
  • Density (1)

    1.563 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/C2H2Cl2O2/c3-1(4)2(5)6/h1H,(H,5,6)

InChIKey

InChIKey=JXTHNDFMNIQAHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(Cl)Cl

Other Names for this Substance

  • Acetic acid, 2,2-dichloro-
  • Acetic acid, dichloro-
  • 2,2-Dichloroacetic acid
  • Dichloracetic acid
  • Dichlorethanoic acid

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

42428-47-7

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