BUTYL CHLORAL

n. Bu?-til-klor’a?l._ Lat., chloral butylicum, Fr.,butyl chloral. Ger., Butyl chloral. Syn.: trichlorbutyraldehyde, oxide of trichlorbutylidene, croton chloral, A substitution compound of butyl aldehyde and chlorine, C,H,Cl,0 = CH,.CHCl.- CCI,.COH, an oily liquid of a pungent odor. {Liebreich (A, 319); B, S13. hydrate. Fr., hydrate de b. Ger.,. ‘Syn trichlorbutylidene glycol (or alcohol). A body, C,H,C150 + H40 Gifs. CHG. Ect, CO. forming volatile tabular crystals giving off a pungent vapor; soluble with difficulty in cold water, readily soluble in alcohol, in ether, and in glycerin; a sedative to the central nervous system. [Liebreich (A, 319); B, 3.]