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Chloral hydrate

SAJ special grade, ≥99.7%

Synonym(s):

Trichloroacetaldehyde hydrate

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Linear Formula:
Cl3CCH(OH)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
165.40
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1698497
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:

grade

SAJ special grade

assay

≥99.7%

availability

available only in Japan

mp

57 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OC(O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/C2H3Cl3O2/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7/h1,6-7H

InChI key

RNFNDJAIBTYOQL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible, acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P2 (EN 143) respirator cartridges


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Stephanie K West et al.
The British journal of ophthalmology, 97(11), 1437-1442 (2013-09-21)
To report the largest study on the safety and effectiveness of sedation in paediatric ophthalmology in a nurse-led outpatient sedation unit. Retrospective cohort study reviewing all children who underwent sedation from January 2006 to December 2010. Patients were sedated with
Tal I Arnon et al.
PloS one, 3(5), e2150-e2150 (2008-05-15)
The natural cytotoxic receptors (NCRs) are a unique set of activating proteins expressed mainly on the surface of natural killer (NK) cells. The NCRs, which include three members; NKp46, NKp44 and NKp30, are critically involved in NK cytotoxicity against different
Simone Jürschik et al.
Journal of mass spectrometry : JMS, 47(9), 1092-1097 (2012-09-14)
In this work, we illustrate the application of proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) in the field of food and drink safety. We present proof-of-principle measurements of four different drinks (water, tea, red wine and white wine) each spiked separately
A G Salmon et al.
Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology, 33(2), 115-121 (1995-01-01)
Chloral hydrate is commonly used to sedate children for diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. The drug has been extensively used for many years, but there are remarkably few data on its long-term health effects. Concern in this regard is raised by
T L Sourkes
Molecular and chemical neuropathology, 17(1), 21-30 (1992-08-01)
Chloral hydrate was introduced into therapeutics more than 120 years ago, and soon became popular as a somnifacient. It is the first synthetic CNS depressant. Its metabolite, urochloralic acid, was detected early. Studies of the biochemical pharmacology of chloral hydrate

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