Acetic acid, chloro-

• Formula: C₂H₃ClO₂
• Molecular weight: 94.497
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H3ClO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H2,(H,4,5) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: FOCAUTSVDIKZOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 79-11-8
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: α-Chloroacetic acid; Chloroacetic acid; Chloroethanoic acid; Monochloroethanoic acid; CH2ClCOOH; Chloracetic acid; Monochloracetic acid; Monochloroacetic acid; Acide chloracetique; Acidomonocloroacetico; Monochloorazijnzuur; Monochloressigsaeure; MCA; Acide monochloracetique; Kyselina chloroctova; NCI-C60231; UN 1751; Acetic acid, 2-chloro-; NSC 142
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

 +  =

By formula: C₂H₂ClO₂^- + H⁺ = C₂H₃ClO₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₂H₃ClO₂ = (Cl^- • C₂H₃ClO₂)

 +  =  + 

By formula: H₂O + C₃H₅ClO₂ = CH₄O + C₂H₃ClO₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: H₂O + C₂H₂Cl₂O = HCl + C₂H₃ClO₂

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

 +  =

By formula: C₂H₂ClO₂^- + H⁺ = C₂H₃ClO₂

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₂H₃ClO₂ = (Cl^- • C₂H₃ClO₂)

IR Spectrum

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Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.

• SOLUTION (1% CCl4 FOR 3800-1330, 1% CS2 FOR 1330-400 CM^-1); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH II) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (11% IN CCl4 FOR 3800-1300, 4% IN CS2 FOR 1300-645, AND 11% IN CCl4 FOR 645-250 CM^-1); PERKIN-ELMER 521 (GRATING); DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 2 cm^-1 resolution

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Spectrum

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Alexander N. Yermakov, Alexy A. Usov, Antonina A. Goncharova, Axlexander N. Leskin, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

Spectrum

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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