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Bromotrichloromethane MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Bromotrichloromethane
Tree Number(s)
D02.455.526.368.200
D02.455.526.439.224.200
Unique ID
D001975
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001975
Scope Note
A potent liver poison. In rats, bromotrichloromethane produces about three times the degree of liver microsomal lipid peroxidation as does carbon tetrachloride.
Entry Term(s)
Trichlorobromomethane
Registry Numbers
IKJ30QXM63
Related Numbers
75-62-7
CAS Type 1 Name
Methane, bromotrichloro-
Previous Indexing
Bromine (1974-1975)
Chloroform (1974) /AA (1975)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under CHLOROFORM 1976-90
History Note
91(76); was see under CHLOROFORM 1976-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2013/07/08
Bromotrichloromethane Preferred
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