| Status: | ISO 765 |
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| IUPAC: | chloroacetic acid |
| CAS: | chloroacetic acid |
| Reg. No.: | 79-11-8 |
| Formula: | C2H3ClO2 |
| Activity: | herbicides (halogenated aliphatic herbicides) |
| Notes: | This substance is considered by the International Organization for Standardization not to require a common name; “chloroacetic acid” is given as an alternative. The trivial name SMA is sometimes used for the sodium salt. |
| Structure: |  |
| Pronunciation: | mǒ-nō-klor-ō-a-sē-tǐk ǎs-ǐd Guide to British pronunciation |
| InChI: | InChI=1/C2H3ClO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H2,(H,4,5)/f/h4H |