
Chloroform
Chloroform is a one-carbon compound that is methane in which three of the hydrogens are replaced by chlorines. It has a role as a central nervous system drug, an inhalation anaesthetic, a non-polar solvent, a carcinogenic agent and a refrigerant. It is a member of chloromethanes and a one-carbon compound. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- chloroform
- Molecular formula
- CHCl3
- Molecular weight
- 119.37 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 117.914383 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 0.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 0
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:35255
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL44618
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID1020306
- PubMed:37700034
- PubMed:32105654
- PubMed:31987857
- PubMed:27518881
- PubMed:26505805
- PubMed:25058030
- PubMed:23732084
- PubMed:23680126
- PubMed:23558518
- PubMed:23124457
- PubMed:23114303
- PubMed:23100809
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