Chloroform
Chloroform is an organic compound with the molecular formula CHCl3.
- Formula
- CHCl3
- Molar mass
- 119.37 g/mol
- Also known as
- Trichloromethane, Trichlormethan, Trichloroform, Formyl trichloride, Methane, trichloro-, Methenyl trichloride
Overview
Chloroform is an organic compound with the molecular formula CHCl3.
Identifiers
- Formula
- CHCl3
- Molar mass
- 119.37 g/mol
- Also known as
- Trichloromethane, Trichlormethan, Trichloroform, Formyl trichloride, Methane, trichloro-, Methenyl trichloride
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
- InChI
- InChI=1S/CHCl3/c2-1(3)4/h1H
- PubChem CID
- 6212
Properties
- Melting Point
- -63.47 °C
- Boiling Point
- 61.12 °C
- Density
- 1.4788 g/cu cm at 25 °C
- Water solubility
- In water, 7.95X10+3 mg/L at 25 °C
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Chloroform (CID 6212)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Chloroform — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6212#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-520
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Chloroform — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6212#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-520
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Chloroform — densityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6212#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-520
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Chloroform — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6212#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Mackay D et al; Chemosphere 9: 701-11 (1980)