Chloralose

Chloralose

Names
IUPAC name (5ξ)-1,2-O-[2,2,2-Trichloroethylidene]-α-xylo-hexofuranose
Identifiers
CAS Number	15879-93-3
Beilstein Reference	85418
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2104181
ChemSpider	5414376
EC Number	240-016-7
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
KEGG	C18707
MeSH	Chloralose
PubChem	7057995 40467114 (2R,3aR,5R,6R)-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-furo-5-yl 27525 (2R,5R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-furo-5-yl 16211632 (1R)-dioxol, (2R,5R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-furo-5-yl 186624 (1R)-dioxol, (3aR,5R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-furo-5-yl 2723807 (2R,3aR,5R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-furo-5-yl 85991
RTECS number	FM9450000
UNII	238BZ29MUE
InChI InChI=1S/C8H11Cl3O6/c9-8(10,11)7-16-5-3(14)4(2(13)1-12)15-6(5)17-7/h2-7,12-14H,1H2/t2-,3+,4-,5-,6-,7-/m1/s1 Key: OJYGBLRPYBAHRT-IPQSZEQASA-N InChI=1/C8H11Cl3O6/c9-8(10,11)7-16-5-3(14)4(2(13)1-12)15-6(5)17-7/h2-7,12-14H,1H2/t2-,3+,4-,5-,6-,7-/m1/s1 Key: OJYGBLRPYBAHRT-IPQSZEQABF
SMILES C([C@H]([C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@@H]2[C@H](O1)O[C@@H](O2)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)O)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H11Cl3O6
Molar mass	309.52 g·mol^−1
Melting point	176 to 182 °C (349 to 360 °F; 449 to 455 K)
Hazards
Main hazards	Harmful if swallowed Harmful if inhaled
EU classification (DSD)	Xn
R-phrases	R20/22
S-phrases	(S2) S16 S24/25 S28
Related compounds
Related compounds	Chloral hydrate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Chloralose is an avicide, and a rodenticide used to kill mice in temperatures below 15 °C. It is also widely used in neuroscience and veterinary medicine as an anesthetic and sedative.^[1]

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)

References

1. Silverman J, Muir WW (Jun 1993). "A review of laboratory animal anesthesia with chloral hydrate and chloralose". Lab Anim Sci. 43 (3): 210–6. PMID 8355479.