CHEBI:35255 - chloroform

ChEBI IDCHEBI:35255
ChEBI Namechloroform
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DefinitionA one-carbon compound that is methane in which three of the hydrogens are replaced by chlorines.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:23143, CHEBI:34628
Last Modified22 February 2017
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
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FormulaCHCl3
Net Charge0
Average Mass119.378
Monoisotopic Mass117.91438
SMILES[H]C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
InChIInChI=1S/CHCl3/c2-1(3)4/h1H
InChIKeyHEDRZPFGACZZDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Biological Role:
carcinogenic agent  A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
Applications:
refrigerant  A substance used in a thermodynamic heat pump cycle or refrigeration cycle that undergoes a phase change from a gas to a liquid and back. Refrigerants are used in air-conditioning systems and freezers or refrigerators and are assigned a "R" number (by ASHRAE - formerly the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers), which is determined systematically according to their molecular structure.
central nervous system drug  A class of drugs producing both physiological and psychological effects through a variety of mechanisms involving the central nervous system.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
chloroform (CHEBI:35255) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
chloroform (CHEBI:35255) has role central nervous system drug (CHEBI:35470)
chloroform (CHEBI:35255) has role inhalation anaesthetic (CHEBI:38870)
chloroform (CHEBI:35255) has role non-polar solvent (CHEBI:48355)
chloroform (CHEBI:35255) has role refrigerant (CHEBI:78433)
chloroform (CHEBI:35255) is a chloromethanes (CHEBI:23148)
chloroform (CHEBI:35255) is a one-carbon compound (CHEBI:64708)
Incoming Relation(s)
trichloromethyl group (CHEBI:30736) is substituent group from chloroform (CHEBI:35255)
IUPAC Name 
chloroform
Synonyms  Source
CHCl3IUPAC
trichloromethaneNIST Chemistry WebBook
ChloroformKEGG COMPOUND
1,1,1-trichloromethaneChemIDplus
TrichlormethanNIST Chemistry WebBook
chloroformium pro narcosiChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
c0595UM-BBD
C13827KEGG COMPOUND
ChloroformWikipedia
MCHPDBeChem
CPD-843MetaCyc
HMDB0029596HMDB
LSM-37229LINCS
4363DrugCentral
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:1837Gmelin
Reaxys:1731042Reaxys
CAS:67-66-3NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:67-66-3KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:67-66-3ChemIDplus
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