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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
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
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.