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Chloroform

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Definition: A commonly used laboratory solvent. It was previously used as an anesthetic, but was banned from use in the U.S. due to its suspected carcinogenicity.     
Pharmacological Action Solvents
Examples Bromotrichloromethane 		Other names Trichloromethane
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
pinicoloform  0   Chloroform/analogs & derivatives Fatty Alcohols. Z Naturforsch (C) 1994 Nov-Dec;49(11-12):772-4
methacarn  0   *Methanol *Chloroform *Acetic Acid. Histochemistry 1985;82(5):403
Carnoy's solution  0   *Ethanol *Chloroform *Acetic Acid.
Pharma Action Fixatives 		Z Mikrosk Anat Forsch 1981;95(5):797
Brompton mixture  76986-89-5 Morphinan-3,6-diol, 7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-, (5alpha,6alpha)-, mixt. with (1R-(exo,exo))-methyl 3-(benzoyloxy)-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo(3.2.1)octane-2-carboxylate  *Ethanol *Chloroform *Codeine *Morphine Drug Combinations. Can Med Assoc J 120(11):1331;1979; Can Med Assoc J 120(4):435;1979; Nippon Gan Chiryo Gakkai Shi 1979;14(6):1029; South Med J 1980;73(3):278
chlorodyne  8031-56-9 Chlorodyne  *Opium *Chloroform *Morphine Drug Combinations. Br Med J 1(905):427;1974
trichloromethyl chloroformate  503-38-8 carbonochloridic acid, trichloromethyl ester  Chloroform/*analogs & derivatives Phosgene/*analogs & derivatives.

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