My watch list
my.bionity.com  
Login  

Chloralose



Chloralose
IUPAC name (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-Trichloroethylidene)-α-D-glucofuranose
Identifiers
CAS number 15879-93-3
PubChem 27525
SMILES C(C([C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@@H]2 C(O1)O[C@@H](O2)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)O)O)O
Properties
Molecular formula C8H11Cl3O6
Molar mass 309.527 g/mol
Melting point

176-182 °C

Hazards
Main hazards Harmful (Xn)
R-phrases R22
S-phrases (S1/2), S16, S24/25, S28
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

Chloralose is an avicide, rodenticide used to kill mice in temperatures below 15 °C, and bird repellent. It is also widely used in neuroscience and veterinary medicine as an anesthetic and sedative.

Chemically, it is a chlorinated acetal derivative of glucose.

It is listed in Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC with the classification Harmful (Xn)


 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Chloralose". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
Your browser is not current. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not support some functions on Chemie.DE