Name: MCAA Flakes UP (Monochloroacetic acid)
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MCAA Flakes UP is a product of the highest purity available, in which the DCAA content does not exceed 90 ppm. It is intended for use primarily in pharmacy in processes where the DCAA content is critical to the quality of the final product.

Monochloroacetic acid (MCAA) is highly reactive and is used as a raw material for many important organic compounds. It has a pungent odour, is easily soluble in water, ethanol, methanol, acetone, benzene, chloroform, DMSO and DMF. It is poorly soluble in hydrocarbons and their halogenated derivatives.

MCAA is one of the most important intermediates in the chemical industry and is widely used in a large number of organic synthesis processes. This is due to its high reactivity. Both chlorine in the α position and carboxyl group exhibit reactivity in a number of organic reactions, easily forming esters and amides and undergoing many possible substitutions of the chlorine atom.

Due to its properties, mainly C-Cl bond activity, monochloroacetic acid is used in many industries, among which are the production of agrochemicals, plant protection agents, fertilizers, plastics, detergents, paints and coatings, cosmetics and personal hygiene, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, food and mining industries. The highest consumption of MCAA is the production of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC).

Monochloroacetic acid is used in the cosmetic industry to produce surfactants (betaine), which include hair shampoos and thioglycolic acid (hair styling preparations).

In the pharmaceutical industry it is used for the production of ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium, caffeine, vitamins (e.g., vitamin B6), glycine, and malonates. Monochloroacetic acid chloride, which is a monochloroacetic acid derivative, is a precursor of adrenaline (epinephrine).

It is an intermediate for the production of plant protection products such as 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), thiophosphoric acid esters (e.g., dimethoate), chloroacetyl chloride (CAC), trichloroacetyl chloride (TCAC), 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T), 2-methyl-4-phenoxyacetic acid (MCPA), and phosphonates (e.g., glyphosate).

In addition, MCAA is used to produce a wide range of other useful chemicals, such as coumarin, malonic acid, mercaptoacetic acid, aminoacetic acid, cyanoacetic acid, and chloroacetamide. It constitutes an intermediate in the synthesis of indigo dyes and a stabiliser in polyvinyl chloride processing.

Monochloroacetic acid is produced in a continuous way. The first stage is the chlorination of acetic acid. The second stage of the process is hydrogenation in which most of the dichloroacetic acid (DCAA) is removed. The third step that determines the highest quality of the product is the crystallisation process in which MCAA HP (500 ppm DCAA) produces an ultra-pure product with a DCAA content of less than 90 ppm. The last stage in which MCAA takes the form of a flakes is the solidification.MCAA is one of the most important intermediates in the chemical industry and is widely used in a large number of organic synthesis processes. This is due to its high reactivity. Both chlorine in the α position and carboxyl group exhibit reactivity in a number of organic reactions, easily forming esters and amides and undergoing many possible substitutions of the chlorine atom.Due to its properties, mainly C-Cl bond activity, monochloroacetic acid is used in many industries, among which are the production of agrochemicals, plant protection agents, fertilizers, plastics, detergents, paints and coatings, cosmetics and personal hygiene, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, food and mining industries. The highest consumption of MCAA is the production of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC).Monochloroacetic acid is used in the cosmetic industry to produce surfactants (betaine), which include hair shampoos and thioglycolic acid (hair styling preparations).In the pharmaceutical industry it is used for the production of ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium, caffeine, vitamins (e.g., vitamin B6), glycine, and malonates. Monochloroacetic acid chloride, which is a monochloroacetic acid derivative, is a precursor of adrenaline (epinephrine).It is an intermediate for the production of plant protection products such as 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), thiophosphoric acid esters (e.g., dimethoate), chloroacetyl chloride (CAC), trichloroacetyl chloride (TCAC), 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T), 2-methyl-4-phenoxyacetic acid (MCPA), and phosphonates (e.g., glyphosate).In addition, MCAA is used to produce a wide range of other useful chemicals, such as coumarin, malonic acid, mercaptoacetic acid, aminoacetic acid, cyanoacetic acid, and chloroacetamide. It constitutes an intermediate in the synthesis of indigo dyes and a stabiliser in polyvinyl chloride processing.

Properties and applications

high reactivity;
the highest available purity (DCAA < 90 ppm);
raw material and intermediate in many organic synthesis processes;
basic application is carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) production;
manufacture of active ingredients for the pharmaceutical industry (ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium, synthetic caffeine, vitamins (e.g., vitamin B6), glycine, malonates);
intermediate for the production of plant protection products such as 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), thiophosphoric acid esters (e.g., dimethoate), chloroacetyl chloride (CAC), trichloroacetyl chloride (TCAC), 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T), 2-methyl-4-phenoxyacetic acid (MCPA), phosphonates (e.g., glyphosate);
production of betaine and thioglycolic acid (cosmetics industry);
intermediate in indigo dye synthesis;
stabiliser in the processing of polyvinyl chloride;
production of plastics, detergents, paints and varnishes;
raw materials in the pulp and paper, food, and mining industries;
production of coumarin, malonic acid, mercaptoacetic acid, glycine (aminoacetic acid), cyanoacetic acid, and chloroacetamides

Manufacturer: PCC MCAA Sp. z o.o.

PCC MCAA Sp. z o.o. is one of the leading manufacturers of monochloroacetic acid in Europe. The state-of-the-art system and fully optimised production processes enable the production of ultrapure monochloroacetic acid (UP MCAA).

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