Chlorobutanol info

[Ericm115]

Can someone tell me more of the properties of chloroform? such as safety. Also with chlorobutanol. I dont mean to doubt NBK's pdf, but I am just looking for some other opinions. What effects does chlorobutanol have, how long does it take, is it safe? Has anyone ever tried either of these with luck? Thanks.

[FadeToBlackened]

Ive read that 1 in 3000 cases of people being anesthetized with it die, and i believe its a carcinogen..

[Rhadon]

Chloroform has narcotic effects if ingested orally or if inhaled. In larger amounts "breath paralysis" <incorrect expression?>, cronical influence can cause liver damage. Chloroform is strongly suspected to be a carginogen.
LC Lo (human, by inhalation): 25000 ppm / 5 minutes
LC 50 (rat, by inhalation): 47702 mg / m3 / 4 hours
LC 50 (rat, orally): 908 mg / kg
Chloroform slowly decomposes to phosgene and HCl if exposed to air and sunlight. Therefore it's usually stabilized with about 1% EtOH and stored in brown bottles.
If you're interested in the effects on the human body and treatment give me a note.

I didn't find much about chlorobutanol, but it's used as a mild anesthetic.

[cutefix]

Check this out for chlorobutanol:
http://www.athenstaedt.de/chemicals/frameset.htm
http://www.rhodium.ws/chemistry/chlorobutanol.txt
This one for chloroform:
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/c2915.htm
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/uatw/hlthef/chlorofo.html
Good Luck!