Chloroacetic acid
SIAL/36544 - PESTANAL®, analytical standard
Synonym: Monochloroacetic acid
CAS Number: 79-11-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H3ClO2
Molecular Weight: 94.50
EC Number: 201-178-4
MDL Number: MFCD00002683
Linear Formula: ClCH2COOH
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | agriculture environmental |
| assay | 98-100% (HPLC) |
| bp | 189 °C (lit.) |
| format | neat |
| grade | analytical standard |
| InChI | 1S/C2H3ClO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1 |
| InChI key | FOCAUTSVDIKZOP-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 60-63 °C (lit.) |
| product line | PESTANAL® |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| SMILES string | OC(=O)CCl |
| technique(s) | gas chromatography (GC): suitable |
| HPLC: suitable | |
| vapor density | 3.26 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 0.75 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Chloroacetic acid may be used as an analytical reference standard for the analysis of chloroacetic acid in: • Natural waters by ion chromatography-electrospr • Bottled water, swimming pool water, and both source water and drinking water from a drinking water facility by high performance IC-ESI-MS/MS with multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) detection. • Tap water by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). • Drinking water by GC coupled to halogen-specific detector equipped with MS operating under the electron ionization mode. |
| Application: | Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support. |
| Disclaimer: | The product is not intended for use as a biocide under global biocide regulations, including but not limited to US EPA′s Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, European Biocidal Products Regulation, Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Turkey’s Biocidal Products Regulation, Korea’s Consumer Chemical Products and Biocide Safety Management Act (K-BPR) and others. |
| General description: | Chloroacetic acid belongs to the class of haloacetic acid compounds. |
| General description: | Chloroacetic acid is the degradation product of the herbicide, chloroacetanilide. |
| Legal Information: | PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Symbol |    GHS05,GHS06,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H301 + H311 + H331 - H314 - H335 - H400 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | T,N |
| Risk Statements | 23/24/25-34-50 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45-61-63 |
| RIDADR | UN 1751 8(6.1) / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | 258.8 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 126 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | 98-100% (HPLC) |
| bp | 189 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 60-63 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 41116107 |