2,2-Dichloropropionic acid
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Preferred IUPAC name
2,2-Dichloropropanoic acid |
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100.000.840 
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1760
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InChI=1S/C3H4Cl2O2/c1-3(4,5)2(6)7/h1H3,(H,6,7) Key: NDUPDOJHUQKPAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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| Properties
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C3H4Cl2O2
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142.96 g·mol−1
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| Appearance
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colorless oil
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1.40 g/cm3 (20 °C)
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20 °C (68 °F; 293 K)
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190 °C (374 °F; 463 K)
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Danger
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H315, H318, H412
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P264, P273, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P332+P313, P362, P501
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Chemical compound
2,2-Dichloropropionic acid is the organic compound with the formula CH3CCl2CO2H.[1] It is a colorless liquid that freezes near room temperature.
Occurrence and use
Its sodium salt once was marketed under the name Dalapon as a selective herbicide used to control perennial grasses.[2]
It is an inhibitor of some enzymes that process pyruvate.[3]
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