Sodium chloroacetate

C2H2ClNaO2CAS 3926-62-3116.48 g/mol

O−OClNa+
Alkyl halideCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C2H2ClNaO2
Molar mass
116.48 g/mol
Exact mass
115.9641 Da
Melting point
150–200 °C (decomposes)
logP
-0.07Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless.

Identifiers

CAS number
3926-62-3
SMILES
[O-]C(=O)CCl.[Na+]
InChI

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Names and synonyms

11 names
  • Acetic acid, 2-chloro-, sodium salt (1:1)
  • Acetic acid, chloro-, sodium salt
  • Chloroacetic acid sodium salt
  • Sodium monochloroacetate
  • SMA
  • SMA (herbicide)
  • Monochloroacetic acid sodium salt
  • Sodium 2-chloroacetate
  • Sodium α-chloroacetate
  • Sodium chloroethanoate
  • Sodium monochloroactetate

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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