Chloral hydrate

Quality Level

100

Assay

99.5-101%

quality

meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur. BP USP

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

3.5-5.5 (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