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* Common synonyms includes: chloroform, methane trichloride, methyl trichloride, etc.. | * Common synonyms includes: chloroform, methane trichloride, methyl trichloride, etc.. | ||
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* Refrigerant, organic reagent for DNA synthesis (forming a cyclopropane derivative), and anesthetic | * Refrigerant, organic reagent for DNA synthesis (forming a cyclopropane derivative), and common anesthetic... | ||
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* As a Potassium (K+) channel inducer: Breathing elevated levels of chloroform (>0.6ppm) may be hazardous to people taking Potassium channel blockers (PCBs) as medicamentation for birth control, leading to a physiological condition known as hyperkalemia. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroform#Uses Ref] | |||
== Toxicity review of chloroform == | == Toxicity review of chloroform == | ||
Revision as of 03:02, 7 February 2013
Identification
- Molecular Formula : CHCl3
- Common synonyms includes: chloroform, methane trichloride, methyl trichloride, etc..
Use
- Refrigerant, organic reagent for DNA synthesis (forming a cyclopropane derivative), and common anesthetic...
Safety
- As a Potassium (K+) channel inducer: Breathing elevated levels of chloroform (>0.6ppm) may be hazardous to people taking Potassium channel blockers (PCBs) as medicamentation for birth control, leading to a physiological condition known as hyperkalemia. Ref
Toxicity review of chloroform
- "Based on its gas-phase reactivity with hydroxyl radicals, chloroform has an atmospheric lifetime estimated to range from 150 to 230 days." 1
See also
- Potassium channel blockers
