CHEBI:35255 - chloroform

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ChEBI Name chloroform
ChEBI ID CHEBI:35255
Definition A one-carbon compound that is methane in which three of the hydrogens are replaced by chlorines.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:34628, CHEBI:23143
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): non-polar solvent

Biological Role(s): 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.
Application(s): 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.
non-polar solvent

inhalation anaesthetic

Related Structures
chloroform has Substituent Group(s)
trichloromethyl group
Mass : 118.36880
Formula : CCl3
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chloroform is a Structural Derivative of
hydrocarbon
Definition : A compound consisting of carbon and hydrogen only.
 methane
Mass : 16.04246
Formula : CH4
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is conjugate acid of
is tautomer of
is enantiomer of
has functional parent
has parent hydride
is substituent group from
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