Chloral hydrateChloral hydrate is a geminal diol with the formula Cl3C\sCH(OH)2. It was first used as a sedative and hypnotic in Germany in the 1870s. Over time it was replaced by safer and more effective alternatives but it remained in use in the United States until at least the 1970s. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Chloral hydrate, revision 1380109378.

Property

Value

Formula

C2H3Cl3O2, 165.40 g/mol

Melting point

57 °C

Boiling point

98 °C

Density

1.9081 g/cm³

log P, measured

0.99

pKa

9.66

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