Synonyms
(Hydroxymethyl)trichloromethane; 2,2,2-Trichloro-1-ethanol; 2,2,2-Trichloroethyl alcohol; Trichlorethanol; Trichloroethanol; Trichloroethyl alcohol; Ethanol, 2,2,2-trichloro-; [ChemIDplus] TCOH; [DOD] beta,beta,beta-Trichloroethanol; [RTECS]
Comments
Causes changes in lungs in oral lethal-dose studies of mice and rats; Causes changes in urine, red blood cells, and renal function tests in repeated dose oral studies of rats; [RTECS]
A metabolite of chloral hydrate and trichloroethylene; [REPROTOX] An irritant; [Aldrich MSDS] See "Chloral hydrate."