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trichloroacetic acid
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chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2HCl3O2
- Molecular weight
- 163.38 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- hydron;2,2,2-trichloroacetate
- SMILES
- [H+].C(=O)(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)[O-]
- InChIKey
- YNJBWRMUSHSURL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 40.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 3
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- Indications
- acne, severe cutaneous adverse reaction, anogenital venereal wart
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Research
7,824 papers- Trichloroacetic acid.IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 1995
- TCA precipitation.Methods in enzymology · 2014
- Trichloroacetic acid peels revisited.The Journal of dermatologic surgery and oncology · 1989
- Chemical Peels in Treatment of Melasma.Dermatologic clinics · 2024
- Commentary on Trichloroacetic Acid Paint.Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] · 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- chlorine
- Mass
- 161.904
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- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0626
- density
- 1.62
- melting point
- 57.5
- boiling point
- 196.5
- vapor pressure
- 1
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 7
- pKa
- 0.64
- canonical SMILES
- C(=O)(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)O
- chemical formula
- C₂HCl₃O₂
- subject has role
- carcinogen
- Commons category
- Trichloroacetic acid
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