Optical constants of CHCl3 (Chloroform)
Kedenburg et al. 2012: n 0.5–1.6 µm, k 0.5–1.75 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.5–1.75)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n^2-1=\frac{1.04647λ^2}{λ^2-0.01048}+\frac{0.00345λ^2}{λ^2-0.15207}$$Comments
20 °C.
References
S. Kedenburg, M. Vieweg, T. Gissibl, and H. Giessen. Linear refractive index and absorption measurements of nonlinear optical liquids in the visible and near-infrared spectral region, Opt. Mat. Express 2, 1588-1611 (2012)
Data
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Chloroform, CHCl3
Chloroform (CHCl3) is a volatile, colorless, and sweet-smelling organic compound. Historically, it was used as an anesthetic; however, due to its potential health hazards and the development of safer alternatives, its use in this capacity has been discontinued. In modern applications, chloroform is predominantly used as a solvent in laboratories and in the production of the refrigerant freon. It is also a precursor in the manufacture of hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) refrigerants. When exposed to light and air, chloroform can undergo a reaction to produce phosgene, a highly toxic compound. Thus, commercial chloroform bottles typically contain stabilizers to prevent this reaction.Other names
- Trichloromethane
- Formyl trichloride
- Methane trichloride
- Methyl trichloride
- Methenyl trichloride
- TCM
- Freon 20
- Refrigerant-20
- R-20
- UN 1888