Chloroform | |
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Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK |
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Conformer structure via JSmol |
Physical properties [] | |
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Molecular mass | 119.37 g/mol [1] |
Density | 1.4832 at 68 °F (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink g/cm3 [1] |
Appearance | Highly refractive, nonflammable, heavy, very volatile liquid [1] |
Odor | Pleasant, etheric, nonirritating [1] |
Taste | Sweet taste [1] |
Melting point | -82.3 °F (EPA, 1998) [1] |
Boiling point | 143 ° [1] |
Decomposition | When heated to decomposition forms phosgene gas. [1] |
Solubility | less than 1 mg/mL at 66 °F (NTP, 1992) [1] |
Predicted LogP | 2.3 [1] |
Structural Identifiers [] | |
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Molecular formula | CHCl3 [1] |
IUPAC name | chloroform [1] |
SMILES | C(Cl)(Cl)Cl [1] |
InChI | InChI=1S/CHCl3/c2-1(3)4/h1H [1] |
InChIKey | HEDRZPFGACZZDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1] |
Chloroform
Chloroform (also known as Trichloromethane, Trichlormethan, Formyl trichloride, Trichloroform, Methane, trichloro-, Methenyl trichloride, Chloroforme, Methyl trichloride, Methane trichloride or CHCl3)
Stereochemistry []
Chloroform is a