Chloral Hydrate

CAS Number

302-17-0

Synonym

2,2,2-Trichloroethane-1,1-diol; Trichloroacetaldehyde monohydrate; 1,1-Ethanediol, 2,2,2-trichloro-; Trichloroacetaldehyde hydrate; Trichloroacetaldehyde monohydrate; 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2-dihydroxyethane; 2,2,2-Trichloro-1,1-ethanediol; 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2-ethanediol

Occurrence/Use

Medicine (sedative); not approved by FDA or EMA

Chloral Hydrate

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer:	Currently listed

Cancer

Listed for:	Cancer
Date of Listing:	09/13/2013
Basis for Listing:	Labor Code

Documents, Presentations, and Publications

Cancer:	FINAL document: Evidence on the Carcinogenicity of Chloral Hydrate Nov 21, 2003

Public notices related to this chemical:

Notice of Intent to List Chemicals by the Labor Code Mechanism: Chloral, chloral hydrate, 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane, and trichloroacetic acid
Chemicals Listed Effective September 13, 2013 as Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer: Chloral, Chloral Hydrate, 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane, and Trichloroacetic Acid