Chemicals and Drugs

Chloroform

A commonly used laboratory solvent. It was previously used as an anesthetic, but was banned from use in the U.S. due to its suspected carcinogenicity.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A commonly used laboratory solvent. It was previously used as an anesthetic, but was banned from use in the U.S. due to its suspected carcinogenicity.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
CHCl3
Molecular Weight
119.37 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
67-66-3
IUPAC Name
chloroform
InChIKey
HEDRZPFGACZZDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
MeSH Unique ID
D002725
Source
PubChem CID 6212

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Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Trichloromethane

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Tree Numbers

  1. D02w.455w.526.439.224w
  2. D02w.455w.526.913w.810w

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NLM Classification

QV 81

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chloroform. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002725. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002725
  2. Chloroform. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroform
  3. Chloroform. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172275
  4. Chloroform. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6212. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6212