CHLORAL HYDRATE

Chloral hydrate is a sedative-hypnotic enhancing GABAergic signaling, used short-term for insomnia and procedural sedation. Benefits include reliable onset of sleep. Side effects include respiratory depression, hypotension, arrhythmias, hangover effects, and potential dependence or withdrawal symptoms.

Product Description


Mechanism of Action

CHLORAL HYDRATE (ID 32069) demonstrates a high‑granularity biochemical interaction profile spanning catalytic‑domain modulation, multi‑layer signalling interference, mitochondrial‑network recalibration, redox‑state restructuring, ion‑flux redistribution, membrane‑electrochemical modulation, cytoskeletal‑architecture remodelling and transcription‑factor axis reprogramming. Its molecular topology supports interactions with catalytic residues, allosteric regulatory surfaces, transmembrane helices, hydrophobic receptor pockets, nucleotide‑binding cavities, redox-buffer modules and polymeric scaffolding proteins—enabling broad influence across metabolic, genomic, electrophysiological and structural regulatory networks.

Mechanistically, CHLORAL HYDRATE may reshape phosphorylation‑flow geometry across ERK/MAPK/JNK/p38 cascades, modulate PI3K–AKT survival‑pathway architecture, alter G‑protein coupling logic, redistribute Ca²⁺ microdomains, shift IP₃/DAG signal amplitude, and recalibrate cAMP–PKA oscillatory behaviour. Mitochondrial effects include ETC‑complex rebalancing, ATP/ADP flux modulation, ROS‑threshold displacement, mitochondrial‑membrane potential polarity shifts and ER–mitochondria bidirectional stress‑signal integration.

Advanced Research Applications

  • Kinome‑scale catalytic‑cascade interference and pathway reconstruction
  • Ultra‑resolution receptor/ligand docking and conformational‑transition modelling
  • UPR/ER‑stress, mitophagy, autophagy and oxidative‑stress crosstalk research
  • Deep multi‑omics network reconstruction (RNA‑seq, metabolomics, proteomics, phosphoproteomics)
  • Cytoskeletal tension‑mapping, polymer turnover and mechano‑signalling analytics
  • Apoptosis, necroptosis, ferroptosis, pyroptosis and parthanatos modelling
  • Machine‑learning SAR/QSAR pipelines for predictive molecular optimisation

Toxicodynamics & Hazard Spectrum

  • Rapid ROS accumulation and antioxidant‑buffer system collapse
  • Mitochondrial fragmentation, membrane‑potential failure or ETC inhibition
  • Severe Na⁺/K⁺/Ca²⁺ ion‑homeostasis disruption
  • Cytoskeletal depolymerisation, actin/tubulin instability and loss of cellular mechanics
  • Membrane‑integrity failure and lipid‑bilayer thinning
  • NF‑κB, STAT and IRF inflammatory‑axis hyperactivation
  • Engagement of multi‑axis programmed‑cell‑death pathways
  • Epigenetic drift across methylation/acetylation domains

For expert laboratory research only — not intended for biological or therapeutic exposure.

Datasheet


Molecular Formula

C2H3Cl3O2

Molecular Weight

165.40 g/mol

CAS Number

302-17-0

Storage Condition

Chloral hydrate oral solution should be stored in tight, light-resistant containers. Chloral hydrate capsules should be stored at 15-30 °C.

Solubility

greater than or equal to 10 mg/mL at 68.9 °F (NTP, 1992)

Purity

Purity information is available upon request (COA).

Synonym

chloral hydrate; 302-17-0; 2,2,2-Trichloroethane-1,1-diol; Noctec; Trichloroacetaldehyde hydrate

IUPAC/Chemical Name

2,2,2-trichloroethane-1,1-diol

InChl Key

RNFNDJAIBTYOQL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChl Code

InChI=1S/C2H3Cl3O2/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7/h1,6-7H

References

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2707;

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