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Preferred IUPAC name
Trichloroacetaldehyde | |||
Other names
Trichloroethanal
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Identifiers | |||
3D model (JSmol)
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506422 | |||
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DrugBank | |||
ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.829 | ||
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Properties | |||
C2HCl3O | |||
Molar mass | 147.38 g·mol−1 | ||
Appearance | Colorless liquid | ||
Odor | Pungent and irritating | ||
Density | 1.404 g/cm3 | ||
Melting point | −57.5 °C (−71.5 °F; 215.7 K) | ||
Boiling point | 97.8 °C (208.0 °F; 370.9 K) | ||
Forms soluble hydrate | |||
Solubility in ethanol | Miscible | ||
Solubility in diethyl ether | Miscible | ||
Solubility in chloroform | Miscible | ||
Acidity (pKa) | 9.66 | ||
−6.77×10−5 cm3/mol | |||
Refractive index (nD)
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9.48846 | ||
Hazards | |||
GHS labelling: | |||
Danger | |||
H301, H302, H315, H319, H335 | |||
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P310, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |||
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
LD50 (median dose)
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480 mg/kg (rat, oral) | ||
Related compounds | |||
Related compounds
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Fluoral, Bromal, Iodal | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chloral, also known as trichloroacetaldehyde or trichloroethanal, is the organic compound with the formula Cl3CCHO. This aldehyde is a colourless liquid that is soluble in a wide range of solvents. It reacts with water to form chloral hydrate, a once widely used sedative and hypnotic substance.[1]