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15307

Chloral hydrate

≥99%

Synonym(s):

Trichloroacetaldehyde hydrate

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Linear Formula:
Cl3CCH(OH)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
165.40
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
206-117-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1698497
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99%
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Quality Level

assay

≥99%

reaction suitability

reagent type: cross-linking reagent

drug control

USDEA Schedule IV

impurities

chlor alcoholate, complies, organic volatile impurities, complies (GC), residual solvents Toluene, Chloroform, Benzene, complies, ≤0.002% heavy metals (as Pb), ≤0.1% non-volatile matter

ign. residue

≤0.1% (as SO4)

pH

2.8-5.5 (20 °C, 10%)

mp

57 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤70 mg/kg

suitability

complies for appearance of solution, complies for reaction against H2SO4

SMILES string

OC(O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/C2H3Cl3O2/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7/h1,6-7H

InChI key

RNFNDJAIBTYOQL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Chloral hydrate is used in many protocols as a clearing agent for the microscopic examination of plant tissues without disrupting the cellular features.


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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P2 (EN 143) respirator cartridges



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Analyses of plant leaf cell size, density and number, as well as trichome number using cell counter plugin.
Cheng Y, et al.
Bio-protocol, 4(13) (2014)
Cytohistological Analyses of Mega-sporogenesis and Gametogenesis in Ovules of Limonium spp.
Rois A S and Caperta A D
Bio-protocol, 6(21) (2016)
An improved clearing and mounting solution to replace chloral hydrate in microscopic applications.
Villani T S
Applications in plant sciences, 1(5), 1300016-1300016 (2013)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
333972-100ML04061826737668
333972-500ML04061826737675
15307-100G-R04061838740632
15307-50KG-R04061832489247
15307-6X500G-R04061832489278
15307-500G-R04061838740649
15307-6X2.5KG-R04061832489261
15307-1KG-R04061826071236
15307-2.5KG-R04061832489230
15307-6X1KG-R04061832489254