C0128

α-Chloralose

• Synonym(s): 1,2-O-(2,2,2-Trichloroethylidene)-α-D-glucofuranose, Anhydro-D-glucochloral, Chloralose
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₈H₁₁Cl₃O₆
• CAS Number: 15879-93-3
• Molecular Weight: 309.53
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 85418
• EC Number: 240-016-7
• MDL number: MFCD00005542
• UNSPSC Code: 12352201
• PubChem Substance ID: 24892236
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• form: powder
• Quality Level: 100
• impurities: ≤20% β-anomer
• color: white to off-white
• solubility: ethanol: 10 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow (or yellow-brown)
• SMILES string: OC[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O[C@@H]2O[C@@H](O[C@@H]2[C@H]1O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
• InChI: 1S/C8H11Cl3O6/c9-8(10,11)7-16-5-3(14)4(2(13)1-12)15-6(5)17-7/h2-7,12-14H,1H2/t2-,3+,4-,5-,6-,7-/m1/s1
• Inchi Key: OJYGBLRPYBAHRT-IPQSZEQASA-N

Description

Application

α-Chloralose has been used as anesthetic in surgical preparations.

Biochem/physiol Actions

α-Chloralose is used as an immobilizing agent. It is mostly used in studies, which involves autonomic reflexes. α-Chloralose is a sedative hypnotic. It has high significance as anesthetic for laboratory animals.

Other Notes

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Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS06,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H301,H332,H336,H410
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P271 - P273 - P301 + P310 - P304 + P340 + P312
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Central nervous system
• Storage Class: 6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves