Chloral cyanohydrin

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| Name = Chloral cyanohydrin

| OtherNames = Chloral cyanhydrin
Chloral hydrocyanate
Chloral hydrocyanide
Trichloroacetaldehyde cyanohydrin
Trichlorolactonitrile

| ImageFile= Chloral cyanohydrin.png

| ImageClass = skin-invert-image

| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers

| CASNo = 513-96-2

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| ChemSpiderID = 91916

| EC_number = 208-177-8

| PubChem = 101730

| UNII = H4V24O06Q6

| StdInChI=1S/C3H2Cl3NO/c4-3(5,6)2(8)1-7/h2,8H

| StdInChIKey = UFVLRHXFRXZBHS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| SMILES = C(#N)C(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)O

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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties

| C=3 | H=2 | Cl=3 | N=1 | O=1

| Appearance = White solid

| MeltingPtC = 61

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| Section3 = {{Chembox Hazards

| MainHazards = Toxic

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Chloral cyanohydrin is the cyanohydrin derivative of chloral (trichloroacetaldehyde). It was historically used as a source of hydrogen cyanide for medicinal purposes.{{cite book |title=The newer remedies: a reference manual for physicians, pharmacists & students - Digital Collections - National Library of Medicine |date=1896 |url=http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/61570260R}} Chloral cyanohydrin is toxic by inhalation.{{cite book |title=Report upon certain gases and vapours and their physiological effect |date=1918 |publisher=London : H.M.S.O. |url=https://archive.org/details/b3218136x}}