| Description | Chloroacetamide is a preservative used in several
applications such as in cutting metalwork fluids, in
paints or in glues. It can induce contact dermatitis in
hairdressers, or in shoemakers when used as a leather
preservative. |
| Chemical Properties | white crystalline powder |
| Uses | A component of herbicidal mixtures of cellulose biosynthesis inhibitors with VLCFA inhibitors. |
| Uses | preservative in cosmetic and pharmaceutical creams, shampoos, bath lotions, etc.; preservative in glues, cooling fluids. |
| Uses | 2-Chloroacetamide is used as surface-active agent in home laundry, cleaning products & household formulated cleaners, other industrial uses, petroleum production, polymer processing. |
| Flammability and Explosibility | Nonflammable |
| Contact allergens | Chloroacetamide as a preservative is used in several
applications as in cutting metalworking fluids, in paints
or in glues. It can induce contact dermatitis in hairdressers
or in shoemakers, being used as a leather
preservative. |
| Safety Profile | Poison by ingestion,
intravenous, and intraperitoneal routes.
Mutation data reported. When heated to
decomposition it emits very toxic Cland
NOx. See also N-CHLOROACETAMIDE. |
| Purification Methods | Recrystallise the amide from acetone and dry it under vacuum over P2O5. [Beilstein 2 IV 490.] |
