Fluothane

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Fluothane

(also halothane), CF₃—CHBrCl(1, 1, 1-trifluoro-2-chloro-2-bromoethane), a colorless liquid, with a chloroform odor, a boiling point of 50°C, and a density of 1.87 g/cm³ (at 20°C). Fluothane is practically insoluble in water but is soluble in alcohol and most other organic solvents. Since it decomposes gradually on exposure to light, it is stabilized, for example, with 0.01–0.1 percent alcohol or thymol. Fluothane is usually prepared from chlorotrifluoroethylene:

It is used in medicine as an effective inhalation anesthetic.

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(4.) Suckling CW Some chemical and physical factors in the development of fluothane. Br J Anaesth 1957; 29:466.

The Manhattan legacy

After some initial investigations on themselves, halothane (Fluothane) was successfully used on patients.

Fluothane was also expensive and these two facts immediately presented a challenge in terms of equipment.

Halothane

Some chemical and physical features in the development of Fluothane. Br J Anaesth 1957; 29;446-470.