2-(2-Chloroethoxy)acetic acid
[CAS# 14869-41-1]

Identification

• Name: 2-(2-Chloroethoxy)acetic acid
• Synonyms: 2-Chloroethoxyacetic acid; 5-Chloro-3-oxapentanoic acid
• Molecular Formula: C₄H₇ClO₃
• Molecular Weight: 138.55
• CAS Registry Number: 14869-41-1
• EC Number: 604-645-4

Properties

• Solubility: Freely soluble (150 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.3296 g/cm³ (20 ºC)^**
• Melting point: 32.5-33.0 ºC^***
• Boiling point: 130 ºC (3.5 Torr)^***
• Refractive index: 1.461 (21 ºC)^****
• Flash point: 129.0±20.4 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2015 ACD/Labs)

^** Malinovskii, M. S.; Ukrainskii Khimicheskii Zhurnal (Russian Edition) 1970, V36(6), P592-4.

^*** Salmi, Einar J.; Suomen Kemistilehti B 1944, V17B, P17-19.

^**** Castro, Bertrand; Bulletin de la Societe Chimique de France 1967, (5), P1540-7.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Skin corrosion	Skin Corr.	1B	H314