Bromoform is an organic compound with the chemical formula CHBr3. It is a colorless liquid at room temperature, with a high refractive index and a very high density. Its sweet odor is similar to that of chloroform. It is one of the four haloforms, the others being fluoroform, chloroform, and iodoform. It is a brominated organic solvent.

Bromoform is a halogenated alkane that exhibits anesthetic properties and has been shown by X-ray crystallography to bind to model anesthetic targets. In this study we report the ability of bromoform to potentiate GABA -induced current in recombinant GABA (A) receptors composed of alpha(1)beta(2)gamma(2s) subunits.

What are bromoform and dibromochloromethane? Bromoform (also known as tribromomethane) and dibromochloromethane are colorless to yellow, heavy, nonburnable liquids with a sweetish odor.

Bromoform is a chemical compound that is used in various industrial processes, such as the synthesis of organic chemicals and pharmaceuticals. It is also used as a fire-resistant ingredient and as a solvent in liquid-solvent extractions.

EPA classified bromoform as a probable human carcinogen, group B2 and dibromochloromethane as a possible human carcinogen, group C. The primary targets of bromoform and dibromochloromethane toxicity—liver, kidney, and central nervous system—are discussed in greater detail below.

Bromoform is used as a fluid for mineral ore separation in geological tests, as a laboratory reagent, and in the electronics industry in quality assurance programs. (1)

Mean levels of bromoform were 0 1 µg/l in treated water (after chlorination) and 0.06 µg/l in treated water from the reservoir (II) (de Fernicola & de Azevedo, 1984). Bromoform has been identified as the major halogenated organic compound produced …