Chloroacetic acids
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For the specific acid, see Chloroacetic acid.
In organic chemistry, the chloroacetic acids (systematic name chloroethanoic acids) are three related chlorocarbon carboxylic acids:
- Chloroacetic acid (chloroethanoic acid), CH2ClCOOH
- Dichloroacetic acid (dichloroethanoic acid; bichloroacetic acid, BCA), CHCl2COOH
- Trichloroacetic acid (trichloroethanoic acid), CCl3COOH