Sodium Chloracetate

Sodium Chloracetate
Sodium Chloracetate
General
Systematic ; name	Sodium Chloracetate
Traditional names	Sodium Chloroacetate
Chem. formula	NaC 2 H 2 ClO 2
Rat formula	ClCH 2 COONa
Physical properties
condition	colorless crystals
Molar mass	116.48 g / mol
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Sodium chloroacetate is an inorganic compound, a salt of sodium and chloroacetic acid with the formula ClCH ₂ COONa, colorless crystals, dissolved in water.

Content

1 Receiving
2 Physical properties
3 Application
4 Literature

Getting

Neutralization of chloroacetic acid with sodium carbonate :

{\mathsf {Na_{2}CO_{3}+2ClCH_{2}COOH\ {\xrightarrow {}}\ 2\;ClCH_{2}COONa+CO_{2}\uparrow +H_{2}O}}

{\ displaystyle {\ mathsf {Na_ {2} CO_ {3} + 2ClCH_ {2} COOH \ {\ xrightarrow {}} \ 2 \; ClCH_ {2} COONa + CO_ {2} \ uparrow + H_ {2} O }}}

Physical Properties

Sodium chloracetate forms colorless crystals.

It is soluble in water, poorly soluble in methanol , insoluble in acetone , benzene , diethyl ether , carbon tetrachloride .

Application

In the production of indigo dyes, defoliants , herbicides (for example, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid ), vitamins of group B ₆ , medicines (for example, reserpine ).

Literature

Chemical Encyclopedic Dictionary / Editorial: Knunyants I.L. et al. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1983. - 792 p.