CAS 75-25-2: Bromoform

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Bromoform is a colorless, sweet-smelling liquid that was formerly used as an industrial solvent and disinfectant. Bromoform is a potent liver toxin and has been implicated in the development of liver cancer. In animal studies, bromoform causes significant genotoxic effects, including DNA single-strand breaks and chromosomal aberrations. Bromoform also inhibits the activity of enzymes involved in lipid metabolism, which may be due to its ability to bind to proteins in the cell membrane and alter their function. Bromoform is absorbed through the lungs or gastrointestinal tract after inhalation or ingestion. It undergoes rapid metabolism by oxidation followed by conjugation with glutathione, which renders it non-toxic and allows for its elimination from the body.

Applications Bromoform is a brominated organic solvent, sedative and flame retardant, in the past. Now it is mainly used as a laboratory reagent, for example as an extraction solvent.This compound is a contaminant of emerging concern (CECs) Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package References Haag, W., et al.: Environ. Sci. Technol., 26, 1005 (1992); Giesen, D., et al.: Theoretical Chem. Accounts, 98, 85 (1997); Shvakumar, D., et al.: J. Chem. Theory Compt., 5, 919 (2009)