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CHEBI:234507 - 2-chloroacetamide

Default Structure
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 agent  A substance that kills or slows the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoans.
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal pests.
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.
Applications:
herbicide  A substance used to destroy plant pests.
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal 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
alpha-chloroacetamideChEBI
chloracetamideChEBI
chloroacetamideChEBI
KM 101ChEBI
KM 101 (fungicide)ChEBI
α-chloroacetamideChEBI
Brand Name  Source
Microcide Mergal AFChEBI
UniProt Name  Source
chloroacetamideUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
ChloroacetamideWikipedia
HMDB0250106HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:878191Reaxys
CAS:79-07-2NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations