
Sodium chloroacetate
    
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        Sodium chloroacetate is the sodium
salt of chloroacetic acid
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Sodium
Sodium  is a chemical element with the symbol Na and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal and is a member of the alkali metals; its only stable isotope is 23Na.  It is an abundant element that exists in numerous minerals, most commonly as sodium chloride...
salt of chloroacetic acid
Chloroacetic acid
Chloroacetic acid, industrially known as monochloroacetic acid  is the organochlorine compound with the formula ClCH2CO2H.  This carboxylic acid is a useful building-block in organic synthesis.-Production:...
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