Chloroacetic acids

In organic chemistry, the chloroacetic acids (systematic name chloroethanoic acids) are three related chlorocarbon carboxylic acids:

• Chloroacetic acid (chloroethanoic acid), CH₂ClCOOH
• Dichloroacetic acid (dichloroethanoic acid; bichloroacetic acid, BCA), CHCl₂COOH
• Trichloroacetic acid (trichloroethanoic acid), CCl₃COOH