4-Chlorophenoxyacetic acid

4-Chlorophenoxyacetic acid
	IUPAC name 2-(4-Chlorophenoxy)acetic acid
	Other names Parachlorophenoxyacetate; 4-Chlorophenoxyacetate; pCPA
Identifiers
CAS number	122-88-3
PubChem	26229
ChemSpider	24438
KEGG	C07088
ChEBI	CHEBI:1808
ChEMBL	CHEMBL178018
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
	SMILES Clc1ccc(OCC(=O)O)cc1 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H7ClO3/c9-6-1-3-7(4-2-6)12-5-8(10)11/h1-4H,5H2,(H,10,11) ; Key: SODPIMGUZLOIPE-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C8H7ClO3/c9-6-1-3-7(4-2-6)12-5-8(10)11/h1-4H,5H2,(H,10,11); Key: SODPIMGUZLOIPE-UHFFFAOYAE ;
Properties
Molecular formula	C8H7ClO3
Molar mass	186.59 g mol−1
	(verify) (what is: /?); Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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4-Chlorophenoxyacetic acid or Parachlorophenoxyacetate (pCPA) is a synthetic compound similar to chemicals in a group of plant hormones called auxins.^{[citation needed]} Esterized with dimethylethanolamine (DMAE) it forms centrophenoxine.