氯乙酰氯是农药的重要中间体，可以生产杀虫剂乐果、氧乐果，杀菌剂抑霉唑、甲霜灵、恶霜灵，除草剂甲草胺、乙草胺、丙草胺、丁草胺、克草胺、杀草胺、异丙草胺、异丙甲草胺、莎稗磷、苯噻草胺等，同时也是重要的医药中间体，可用于合成利眠宁、安定、硝基安定、利多卡因、吡喹酮、美索卡因、乙吗噻嗪、哌仓西平、氟康唑、益康唑等。
Chloroacetyl chloride is an important intermediate of pesticides, can produce pesticides dimethoate, omethoate, imazalil fungicide, metalaxyl, oxadixyl, herbicides alachlor, acetochlor, metolachlor, butachlor, g alachlor, metolachlor kill, Propisochlor, metolachlor, anilofos, mefenacet etc., but also the important pharmaceutical intermediates for the synthesis of chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, nitrazepam, lidocaine, praziquantel, America Soca because, b do thiazine, piperazine warehouse Xiping, fluconazole, econazole and so on.