Iodoform
Related Category: Organic Chemistry
(īō´dəfôrm´´), CHI
3, yellow crystalline solid that has a penetrating odor. It melts at 119°C; and is insoluble in water but soluble in ether or ethanol. Iodoform was formerly used as an antiseptic. It is produced when a methyl ketone, acetaldehyde, or an alcohol with the formula RCHOHCH
3 (where R is hydrogen or an alkyl or aryl group) is treated with sodium hydroxide and iodine.
