Sodium trichloroacetate

Sodium trichloroacetate
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Sodium trichloroacetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	650-51-1;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	12073;
ECHA InfoCard	100.010.437
EC Number	211-479-2;
PubChem CID	23681045;
RTECS number	AJ9100000;
UNII	2N76A3BRJ0;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6034924 ;
	InChI Key: SAQSTQBVENFSKT-UHFFFAOYSA-M; InChI=1S/C2HCl3O2.Na/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7;/h(H,6,7);/q;+1/p-1;
	SMILES C(C(=O)[O-])(Cl)(Cl)Cl.[Na+];
Properties
Chemical formula	C2Cl3NaO2
Molar mass	185.36 g·mol−1
Appearance	White powder
Density	~1.5 g/mL−1
Melting point	200 °C (392 °F; 473 K)
Boiling point	Decomposes
Solubility in water	55 g / 100 ml
Solubility	Soluble in methanol and ethanol, slightly soluble in acetone, not soluble in ethers and hydrocarbons
Acidity (pKa)	0.7 (conjugate acid)
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Corrosive
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H335, H410
Precautionary statements	P261, P271, P273, P304+P340, P312, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	3 1 1
Flash point	Non-flammable
Autoignition; temperature	Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions	Sodium trifluoroacetate
Other cations	Trichloroacetic acid
Related compounds	Sodium chloroacetate ; Sodium acetate
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Sodium trichloroacetate is a chemical compound with a formula of CCl₃CO₂Na. It is used to increase sensitivity and precision during transcript mapping. It was previously used as an herbicide starting in the 1950s but regulators removed it from the market in the late 1980s and early 1990s.