Trichloroacetic acid

C2HCl3O2CAS 76-03-9163.38 g/mol

OHOClClCl
Alkyl halideCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C2HCl3O2
Molar mass
163.38 g/mol
Exact mass
161.9042 Da
Density
1.6126 g/mL (at 64 °C)
Melting point
57.5 °C
Boiling point
195.5 °C
pKa
0.51
Flash point
110 °C
Water solubility
miscible
logP
1.44Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Environmental Hazard (GHS09)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 607-004-00-7), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P260, P264, P273, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P363, P391, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
76-03-9
SMILES
O=C(O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
InChIKey
YNJBWRMUSHSURL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C2HCl3O2/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7/h(H,6,7)

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Names and synonyms

14 names · show all
  • Acetic acid, 2,2,2-trichloro-
  • Acetic acid, trichloro-
  • 2,2,2-Trichloroacetic acid
  • Aceto-caustin
  • Amchem grass killer
  • TCA (acid)
  • Trichloracetic acid
  • Trichloroethanoic acid
  • TKhUK
  • TKhU
  • TCA
  • NSC 215204
  • NSC 77363
  • TCAA

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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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