What is Chloroacetic acid?
'''Chloroacetic acid''' is an [[organochloride]] which results from replacing one [[hydrogen]] [[atom]] of [[acetic acid]] with one [[chlorine]] atom. Chloroacetic acid is used in industrial chemical processes, for example in the production of [[dye]]s. It was used as [[poison gas]] in the [[First World War]], as a so-called [[Yellow Cross (chemical warfare)|Yellow Cross]] agent. It is still used to treat [[wart]]s today. Chloroacetic acid is a very strong [[acid]] that causes immediate damage to the [[skin]]. Exposing between 5% and 10% of the skin to a [[solution]] of 80% chloroacetic acid will lead to death. [http://www.credrez.com/chloroacetic-acid-p16.html Chloroacetic acid],industrially also known as [http://www.credrez.com/chloroacetic-acid-p16.html Monochloroacetic acid] (MCA or MCAA) is a white or pale yellow crystal chemical with irritant smell mainly used in manufacturing a variety of products including herbicides, pharmaceuticals, anesthetics, tranquilizers and amphoteric surfactants as one of the fine chemical intermediates. {{chem-stub}} [[Category:Acids]] [[Category:Chemical warfare]] [[Category:Organochlorides]]