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Chloral

Chloral is an oily li- heavier fluid begins to pass over; then lower quid, possessing an ethereal smell; it is solu- the heat, add another pound of spirit, and ble in alcohol, ether, and water, but its solu- distill as before. Mix the distilled liquors totion in the latter rapidly changes into a semi -gether, pour off the supernatant portion, add solid crystalline mass of hydrate of chloral, 1 ounce carbonate of potassa (previously ignisoluble in a larger quantity of water. Chloral ted ), and agitate occasionally for one hour;. boils at 2020, and has a specific gravity of finally , distill the ether from a large retort, 1.502.