Chloralose
IUPAC name	(5ξ)-​1,​2-​O-​[(1R)-​2,​2,​2-​trichloroethylidene]-​α-​D-​xylo-​hexofuranose
Identifiers
CAS number	15879-93-3
PubChem	27525
SMILES	OCC(O)[C@H]1O[C@@H]2O[C@@H](O[C@@H]2[C@H]1O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
Properties
Molecular formula	C8H11Cl3O6
Molar mass	309.53 g mol−1
Melting point	176-182 °C
Hazards
R-phrases	R22
S-phrases	(S1/2), S16, S24/25, S28
Related compounds
Related compounds	Chloral hydrate
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, and bird repellent. It is also widely used in neuroscience and veterinary medicine as an anesthetic and sedative.

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)

[edit] External links

• Data Sheet - including structural diagram
• European Chemicals Bureau
• 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. 

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