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2,2-Dichloropropionic acid

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2,2-Dichloropropionic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,2-Dichloropropanoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.840 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-923-0
KEGG
RTECS number
  • UF0690000
UNII
UN number 1760
  • InChI=1S/C3H4Cl2O2/c1-3(4,5)2(6)7/h1H3,(H,6,7)
    Key: NDUPDOJHUQKPAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC(C(=O)O)(Cl)Cl
Properties
C3H4Cl2O2
Molar mass 142.96 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless oil
Density 1.40 g/cm3 (20 °C)
Melting point 20 °C (68 °F; 293 K)
Boiling point 190 °C (374 °F; 463 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H315, H318, H412
P264, P273, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P332+P313, P362, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Samel, Ulf-Rainer; Kohler, Walter; Gamer, Armin Otto; Keuser, Ullrich (2005). "Propionic Acid and Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a22_223. ISBN 978-3527306732.
  2. ^ "Dalapon". pmep.cce.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-31. (dead link 24 August 2024)
  3. ^ Halestrap, A. P. (1975). "The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier. Kinetics and specificity for substrates and inhibitors". Biochemical Journal. 148 (1): 85–96. doi:10.1042/bj1480085. PMC 1165509. PMID 1156402.