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CHLOROFORM IS A DANGEROUS CHEMICAL.  WHILE THE SYNTHESIS MAY APPEAR SIMPLE, IT SHOULD ONLY BE CONDUCTED BY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS.  THE DANGER OF INHALING CHLOROFORM IS VERY REAL, AND CHLOROFORM HAS FADED FROM WIDESPREAD USE FOR A REASON.  NO CHLOROFORM SHOULD EVER BE INHALED, ACCIDENTALLY OR OTHERWISE.  CHLOROFORM PRODUCED IN THIS MANNER IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS; IT CONTAINS BYPRODUCT SALTS, AS WELL AS ADDITIVES THAT MAY HAVE EXISTED IN THE REAGENT PRODUCTS.  THIS MAKES FOR AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE CHEMICAL.

NEVER LEAVE AN OPEN CONTAINER OF CHLOROFORM.  NEVER STORE CHLOROFORM IN A METAL OR PLASTIC BOTTLE.  NEVER STORE CHLOROFORM FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.  STORED CHLOROFORM WILL DECOMPOSE INTO PHOSGENE GAS, A CHEMICAL USED IN WWI AS A CHEMICAL WEAPON.  NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO COME NEAR CHLOROFORM.

FOLLOW GOOD CHEMISTRY PROCEDURES AT ALL TIMES.  WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES AND APPROPRIATE CLOTHING.  IF YOU'RE EVER IN DOUBT, ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION. 

AGAIN, NEVER INHALE CHLOROFORM, ESPECIALLY CHLOROFORM PRODUCED IN THIS MANNER.

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