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Bromoacetic acid

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Formula
  
C2H3BrO2

Boiling point
  
206 °C

Density
  
1.93 g/cm³

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Appearance
  
White to light yellow crystalline solid

Bromoacetic acid is the chemical compound with the formula CH2BrCO2H. This colorless solid is a relatively strong alkylating agent. Bromoacetic acid and its esters are widely used building blocks in organic synthesis, for example in pharmaceutical chemistry.

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The compound is prepared by bromination of acetic acid.

CH3COOH + Br2 → CH2BrCOOH + HBr

It can also be prepared by the Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky process:

CH3COOH + Br2 + Red Phosphorus → CH2BrCOOH
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Bromoacetic acid Wikipedia
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