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* [[User:Etienne_Robillard/Notebook/DCM]] -- CH<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub> | * [[User:Etienne_Robillard/Notebook/DCM|DCM]] -- CH<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub> | ||
* [[User:Etienne_Robillard/Drospirenone]] -- A potential PCB (sold as Yazmin) ! | * [[User:Etienne_Robillard/NotebookDrospirenone|Drospirenone]] -- A potential PCB (sold as Yazmin) ! | ||
Revision as of 06:48, 15 June 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
- DCM -- CH2Cl2
- Drospirenone -- A potential PCB (sold as Yazmin) !
