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CHEBI:234507 - 2-chloroacetamide

ChEBI IDCHEBI:234507
ChEBI Name2-chloroacetamide
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DefinitionA monocarboxylic acid amide that is acetamide substituted by a chloro group at position 2.
Last Modified24 June 2025
SubmitterKristian Axelsen
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FormulaC2H4ClNO
Net Charge0
Average Mass93.513
Monoisotopic Mass92.99814
SMILESNC(=O)CCl
InChIInChI=1S/C2H4ClNO/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H2,(H2,4,5)
InChIKeyVXIVSQZSERGHQP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
antimicrobial cosmetic preservative  An antimicrobial agent that is added to cosmetic formulations to maintain the microbiological safety of the products by inhibiting the growth of fungi or bacteria.
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal pests.
antimicrobial agent  A substance that kills or slows the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoans.
Applications:
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal pests.
herbicide  A substance used to destroy plant pests.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-chloroacetamide (CHEBI:234507) has role antimicrobial agent (CHEBI:33281)
2-chloroacetamide (CHEBI:234507) has role antimicrobial cosmetic preservative (CHEBI:172949)
2-chloroacetamide (CHEBI:234507) has role fungicide (CHEBI:24127)
2-chloroacetamide (CHEBI:234507) has role herbicide (CHEBI:24527)
2-chloroacetamide (CHEBI:234507) is a N-acylammonia (CHEBI:83628)
2-chloroacetamide (CHEBI:234507) is a monocarboxylic acid amide (CHEBI:29347)
2-chloroacetamide (CHEBI:234507) is a organochlorine compound (CHEBI:36683)
2-chloroacetamide (CHEBI:234507) is a primary carboxamide (CHEBI:140324)
IUPAC Name 
2-chloroacetamide
Synonyms  Source
chloracetamideChEBI
chloroacetamideChEBI
α-chloroacetamideChEBI
alpha-chloroacetamideChEBI
KM 101ChEBI
KM 101 (fungicide)ChEBI
Brand Name  Source
Microcide Mergal AFChEBI
UniProt Name  Source
chloroacetamideUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0250106HMDB
ChloroacetamideWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:878191Reaxys
CAS:79-07-2NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations