Historical QOD 1/20/2009: Which chemical is produced as a metabolite of both chloral hydrate and trichloroethylene?
Both of these chemicals are metabolized to trichloroethanol. This may result in inaccurately attributing trichloroethylene overdose to chloral hydrate. Tricholorethylene, while commonly used as a degreasing solution, can also be found as a solvent in certain commercial glues, and has been reported to be abused. Jones GR. Singer PP. An unusual trichloroethanol fatality attributed to sniffing trichloroethylene.
Jones GR, Singer PP. An unusual trichloroethanol fatality attributed to sniffing trichloroethylene. J Anal Toxicol. 2008 Mar;32(2):183-6. doi: 10.1093/jat/32.2.183. PMID: 18334104.
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