Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
222-Trichloroethanol is an organic compound related to ethanol except the hydrogen atoms at position 2 are replaced with chlorine atoms. In humans its pharmacological effects are similar to those of its prodrug chloral hydrate: it is used as a sedative or a hypnotic. The hypnotic drug triclofos (222-trichloroethyl phosphate) is metabolized in vivo to 222-trichloroethanol. Chronic exposure may result in kidney and liver damage.
