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Acetic acid is chlorinated in the liquid phase to chloro, dichloro and trichloro acetic acids.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
CH3COOH
  +  
Cl2
        
CH2ClCOOH
  +  
CHCl2COOH
  +  
CCl3COOH
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Acetic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Chlorine     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Chloroacetic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Dichloroacetic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Trichloroacetic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Halogenation
Industrial Process: Organic
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent

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