Trichloromethane (chloroform) molecule CHCl₃

ALL MOLECULAR GRAPHICS: HALOCARBONS: CHLOROFORM or trichloromethane

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Trichloromethane or chloroform, CHCl₃: consists of a centrally placed carbon atom with three chlorine atoms and one hydrogen atom arranged approximately at the points of a tetrahedron around it. Chloroform was a famous anaesthetic. It is polar and a solvent.

Haloalkanes are formed when a halide atom (Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, or Iodine) is bonded to carbon in an alkane. An alkane is a compound made fron carbon and hydrogen (i.e. it is a hydrocarbon) with no multiple bonds (i.e. it is saturated). Examples include methane (CH₄) ethane (C₂H₆), propane (C₃H₈), and butane (C₄H₁₀).

LINKS TO MAJOR GREENHOUSE GAS MOLECULAR IMAGES:

• Carbon Dioxide, CO₂
• Methane, CH₄
• Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCS)
• Perfluorocarbons (PFCS)
• Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCS)
• Nitrous oxide, N₂O
• Nitrogen trifluoride, NF₃
• Sulfur hexafluoride, SF₆