Chloralose

Chloralose
IUPAC name (5ξ)-1,2-O-[2,2,2-Trichloroethylidene]-α-xylo-hexofuranose
Identifiers
CAS number	15879-93-3 N
PubChem	85991, 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
ChemSpider	77572 N, 25616 (2R,5R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-furo-5-yl Y, 17339596 (1R)-dioxol, (2R,5R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-furo-5-yl Y, 162227 (1R)-dioxol, (3aR,5R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-furo-5-yl Y, 2005998 (2R,3aR,5R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-furo-5-yl Y
EC number	240-016-7
KEGG	C18707 N
MeSH	Chloralose
RTECS number	FM9450000
Beilstein Reference	85418
Jmol-3D images	Image 1 Image 2
SMILES OCC(O)C1OC2OC(OC2C1O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl C(C(C1C(C2C(O1)OC(O2)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)O)O)O
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 N Key: OJYGBLRPYBAHRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
Properties
Molecular formula	C8H11Cl3O6
Molar mass	309.53 g mol−1
Exact mass	307.962121205 g mol-1
Melting point	176-182 °C, 449-455 K, 349-360 °F
Hazards
EU Index	605-013-00-0
EU classification	Xn
R-phrases	R20/22
S-phrases	(S2) S16 S24/25 S28
Main hazards	Harmful if swallowed Harmful if inhaled
Related compounds
Related compounds	Chloral hydrate
N (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Chloralose is an avicide, 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.