MSDS Name: Chloroform, preserved with 0.75% Ethanol
Catalog Numbers:
AC158210000, AC158210025, AC158210050, AC158210100, AC158210250,
AC232090000, AC232090010, AC232090025, AC232090250, AC390760000,
AC390760010, AC390760025, AC404630000, AC404630025, AC423550000,
AC423550250, AC423555000, 15821-0010, 40463-5000, 42355-0040, 61003-0040,
BP1145-1, C294-1, C294-4, C295-20, C295-4, C295S-4, C298-1, C298-20,
C298-200, C298-4, C298-500, C298200LC, C29820LC, C298FB-115, C298FB-19,
C298FB-200, C298FB-50, C298J1, C298RB-115, C298RB-200, C298RS-115,
C298RS-19, C298RS-200, C298RS-28, C298RS-50, C298S-4, C298SK-4, C298SS-115,
C298SS-200, C298SS-50, C574-1, C574-1EA, C574-4, C574SK-4, C606-1, C606-4,
C606J1, C606RS115, C606RS28, C606SK-1, C606SK-4, C606SS115, C606SS200,
C606SS28, C606SS50, NC9002591, S79960HPLC1, S79960SPEC1, S79960SPEC2
Synonyms:
Formyl trichloride; Methane trichloride; Methenyl trichloride; Methyl
trichloride; Trichloroform; Trichloromethane. (Stabilizers are added
to prevent oxidation by air and light, and to prevent chloroform
from becoming acidic and corrosive.)
Company Identification:
Fisher Scientific
1 Reagent Lane
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
For information, call: 201-796-7100
Emergency Number: 201-796-7100
For CHEMTREC assistance, call: 800-424-9300
For International CHEMTREC assistance, call: 703-527-3887
Appearance: clear, colorless liquid.
Warning! Causes eye, skin, and respiratory tract
irritation. May be harmful if swallowed or inhaled. May cause central
nervous system depression. May cause cancer based on animal studies.
May cause cardiac disturbances. This substance has caused adverse
reproductive and fetal effects in animals. Light sensitive.
Target Organs: Kidneys, heart, central nervous
system, liver, eyes, reproductive system, skin.
Potential Health Effects
Eye:
May cause severe eye irritation. Causes eye irritation.
Skin:
Causes skin irritation. May be absorbed through the skin in harmful
amounts.
Contact with chloroform can cause moderate to severe irritation,
based on human and animal information. Chloroform can be absorbed
through the skin, based on animal information. Corrosive effects
have been observed, but only following prolonged application, like
for 24 hours.
Ingestion:
Causes gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting and
diarrhea. May cause liver damage. May cause cardiac disturbances.
Aspiration of material into the lungs may cause chemical pneumonitis,
which may be fatal. Possible aspiration hazard. May cause
hallucinations and distorted perceptions.
Inhalation:
May cause liver and kidney damage. May cause cardiac sensitization
and possible failure. Exposure produces central nervous system
depression. Inhalation of large amounts may cause respiratory
stimulation, followed by respiratory depression, convulsions and
possible death due to respiratory paralysis. Causes irritation of the
mucous membrane and upper respiratory tract.
Harmful effects on the liver and kidneys, and some deaths, have been
reported from historical use of chloroform as an anesthetic agent,
at concentrations between 8000 and 20000 ppm.
Chronic:
Possible cancer hazard based on tests with laboratory animals.
Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause defatting and
dermatitis. May cause reproductive and fetal effects. Laboratory
experiments have resulted in mutagenic effects. Toxicity may be
increased by exposure to alcohol, steroids, and ketones. Prolonged
exposure may cause liver, kidney, and heart damage.