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Chloroform

anhydrous, ≥99%, contains 0.5-1.0% ethanol as stabilizer

• Synonym(s): Methylidyne trichloride, Trichloromethane
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CHCl₃
• CAS Number: 67-66-3
• Molecular Weight: 119.38
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1731042
• MDL number: MFCD00000826
• PubChem Substance ID: 57648332
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• Quality Level: 100,
• grade: anhydrous
• vapor density: 4.1 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 160 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• assay: ≥99%
• form: liquid
• contains: 0.5-1.0% ethanol as stabilizer
• packaging: Sure/Seal^™ of 1, 2 L; Sure/Seal^™ of 100, 12x100 mL
• impurities: <0.001% water; <0.005% water (100 mL pkg)
• evapn. residue: <0.0003%
• color: colorless
• refractive index: n20/D 1.445 (lit.)
• bp: 60.5-61.5 °C (lit.)
• mp: −63 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.48 g/mL at 25 °C; 1.492 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: ClC(Cl)Cl
• InChI: 1S/CHCl3/c2-1(3)4/h1H
• InChI key: HEDRZPFGACZZDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Chloroform is a volatile chlorinated organic solvent whose vapors have a narcotic effect. Due to its light sensitivity, it may undergo degradation with time. This can be suppressed by adding ethanol as a stabilizer. The addition will increase the polarity of the solvent and potentially impact certain applications.

Application

Chloroform has been used as a solvent for dissolving lipids and also as a cleansing agent. It may also be used in solvent extraction process and also for recrystallization.

Packaging

1, 2 L in Sure/Seal™

100, 12×100 mL in Sure/Seal™

Legal Information

Sure/Seal is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS06,GHS08
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H302 - H315 - H319 - H331 - H336 - H351 - H361d - H372 - H412
• Precautionary Statements: P201 - P273 - P301 + P312 + P330 - P302 + P352 - P304 + P340 + P311 - P308 + P313
• Target Organs: Central nervous system
• RIDADR: UN 1888 6.1 / PGIII
• WGK Germany: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): does not flash
• Flash Point(C): does not flash