SpectraBase Spectrum ID |
JQleD5INjV0 |
Name |
CHLOROFORM |
Source of Sample |
MCB MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS, NORWOOD, OHIO |
Boiling Point |
61.15C |
CAS Registry Number |
67-66-3 |
Comments |
A SOLVENT FOR FATS, OILS, WAXES AND RESINS.
TOXIC VAPOR.
VERY SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN WATER; MISCIBLE WITH ALCOHOL, BENZENE, ETHER.
AN INTERMEDIATE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE AND PLASTICS.
NONFLAMMABLE.
SLOWLY DECOMPOSES IN LIGHT TO TOXIC CARBONYL CHLORIDE.
ALSO USED TO LOWER THE FREEZING POINT OF CARBON TETRACHLORIDE IN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FORMERLY, AN ANESTHETIC.
SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN.
NIOSH= FS91000 |
Copyright |
Copyright © 1980, 1981-2024 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
Density |
15C=1.49845; 25C=1.47988 G/ML |
Dielectric Constant |
4.806 (20C) |
Formula |
CHCl3 |
InChI |
InChI=1S/CHCl3/c2-1(3)4/h1H |
InChIKey |
HEDRZPFGACZZDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Melting Point |
-63.2C |
Molecular Weight |
119.38 |
Optical Properties |
Index of Refraction= 15C=1.44858; 25C=1.44293 |
Synonyms |
TRICHLOROMETHANE
FORMYL TRICHLORIDE
METHYLENE TRICHLORIDE
R 20 (REFRIGERANT) |
Technique |
NEAT |
Vapor Pressure |
194.8 TORR |
Web Link |
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0127.html |