Uses of Chloroacetic Acid

1) Chloroacetic acid is used to make carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC).

2) Chloroacetic acid is used in the pharmaceutical industry to prepare intermediates for the synthesis of caffeine, epinephrine, aminoacetic acid, vitamin B6, chlortetracycline, etc.

3) Chloroacetic acid is used as an intermediate in the pesticide industry for the preparation of dimethoate, naphthalene acetic acid, thiocyanate acetic acid, isooctyl ester, herbicides 2, 4D, atrazine, etc.

4) Chloroacetic acid is used in the dye industry to produce indigo and naphthylaminoacetic acid dyes.

5) Chloroacetic acid is used as an intermediate in the production of carboxymethyl cellulose and in the synthesis of analytical chemical reagents.