Trichloroacetic Acid
- Formula: C2HCl3O2
- Molecular weight: 163.387
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2HCl3O2/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7/h(H,6,7)
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: YNJBWRMUSHSURL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 76-03-9
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file - Other names: Acetic acid, trichloro-; Aceto-Caustin; Amchem Grass Killer; Trichloroethanoic acid; TCA; CCl3COOH; Acide trichloracetique; Acido tricloroacetico; Trichloorazijnzuur; Trichloracetic acid; Trichloressigsaeure; Konesta; Kyselina trichloroctova; UN 1839; TKhUK; TKhU; Acetic acid, 2,2,2-trichloro-; NSC 215204
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Gas phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔfH°gas | -103.65 | kcal/mol | Cm | Trifel, Smirnov, et al., 1992 |
Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔcH°solid | -118.9 ± 2.0 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Smith, Bjellerup, et al., 1953 | Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -119. ± 1. kcal/mol; ALS |
| ΔcH°solid | -117.3 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Schjanberg, 1935 | ALS |
Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
| Cp,solid (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75.0 | 289. to 320. | Pickering, 1895 | T = 289 to 356 K.; DH |
IR Spectrum
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Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.
Spectrum
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| Owner | COBLENTZ SOCIETY Collection (C) 2018 copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the United States of America. All rights reserved. |
|---|---|
| Source reference | COBLENTZ NO. 2376 |
| Date | Not specified, most likely prior to 1970 |
| Instrument | Not specified, most likely a prism, grating, or hybrid spectrometer. |
| Data processing | (NO SPECTRUM, ONLY SCANNED IMAGE IS AVAILABLE) |
References
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Trifel, Smirnov, et al., 1992
Trifel, B.Yu.; Smirnov, V.V.; Gloriozov, I.P.; Kurbanov, N.I.; Mamedov, F.V.,
Mechanism of reaction between trichloroacetic acid and unsaturated ketones,
Vestn. Mosk. Univ. Ser. 2: Khim., 1992, 33, 547-550. [all data]
Smith, Bjellerup, et al., 1953
Smith, L.; Bjellerup, L.; Krook, S.; Westermark, H.,
Heats of combustion of organic chloro compounds determined by the "quartz wool" method,
Acta Chem. Scand., 1953, 7, 65. [all data]
Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G.,
Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]
Schjanberg, 1935
Schjanberg, E.,
Die Verbrennungswarmen und die Refraktionsdaten einiger chlorsubstituierter Fettsauren und Ester.,
Z. Phys. Chem. Abt. A, 1935, 172, 197-233. [all data]
Pickering, 1895
Pickering, S.U.,
A comparison of some properties of acetic acid and its chloro- and bromo-derivatives,
J. Chem. Soc., 1895, 67, 664-684. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Cp,solid Constant pressure heat capacity of solid ΔcH°solid Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions ΔfH°gas Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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