Chloroform, ReagentPlus(R), >=99.8%, contains 0.5-1.0% ethanol as stabilizer

Synonyms: Methylidyne trichloride; Trichloromethane

CAS Number: 67-66-3

Formula: CHCl3

Formula Weight: 119.38

Linear Formula: CHCl3

MDL No.: MFCD00000826

Purity: >=99.8%

Boiling Point: 60.5-61.5 C(lit.)

Melting Point: -63 C (lit.)

Density: 1.48 g/mL at 25 C; 1.492 g/mL at 25 C(lit.)

Refractive Index: n20/D 1.445(lit.)

Beilstein Registry Number: 1731042

EC Number: 200-663-8

UNSPSC Code: 12191502

General description: The product is chloroform and it contains 0.5-1.0% ethanol as a stabilizer. Chloroform, a halogenated hydrocarbon, is widely employed as a solvent. Kinetics and mechanism of its photochemical degradation have been investigated in the presence of TiO2 aqueous suspensions (wavelength range of 310-380nm). Chloroform is a common groundwater pollutant. Its degradation by hydrodechlorination in the presence of Pd and Pd-Au catalysts and by dechlorination induced by glow discharge plasma (GDP) in contact with a sodium sulfate solution have been reported.

Application: Chloroform has been employed as a solvent for loading of pyocyanin on TLC (Thin Layer Chromatography) plate in a study. It can also be used as an extraction solvent in the determination of sodium dodecyl sulfate, via flow injection extraction method.