Description

• General description: Chloroform is a is a colorless, volatile chlorinated organic solvent whose vapors have narcotic effect.[1] It is susceptible to degradation with time which can be suppressed by adding ethanol as a stabilizer. Since ethanol is added in higher concentration it leads to increase in polarity which may have a potential influence on some of the applications. Spectrophotometric grade chloroform shows low UV absorption which makes it an ideal solvent for spectrophotometry.
• Application: Chloroform (spectrophotometric grade) was used in the following processes:Synthesis of colloidal hydrophobic CdSe core nanocrystals (quantum dots).[2]Preparing phospholipid solutions.[3]As a solvent in the photolysis reaction of ruthenium complexes.[4]It may be used as:Solvent for recrystallization.[5]Reference compound to detect the presence of chloroform in Tobacco smokes.[6]Extractant in solvent extraction process.[7]