Editing Halothane (section)

==Chemical and physical properties==
Halothane (2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane) is a dense, highly volatile, clear, colourless, nonflammable liquid with a chloroform-like sweet odour. It is very slightly soluble in water and miscible with various organic solvents. Halothane can decompose to [[hydrogen fluoride]], [[hydrogen chloride]] and [[hydrogen bromide]] in the presence of light and heat.<ref>Lewis, R.J. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. 9th ed. Volumes 1-3. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996., p. 1761</ref>

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|[[Boiling point]]: ||align=right| 50.2&nbsp;°C || (at 101.325 kPa)
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|[[Density]]: ||align=right| 1.871 g/cm<sup>3</sup>|| (at 20&nbsp;°C)
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|[[Molecular Weight]]: ||align=right| 197.4 [[unified atomic mass unit|u]]||
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|[[Vapor pressure]]: ||align=right| 244 mmHg (32kPa) || (at 20&nbsp;°C)
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| ||align=right|288 mmHg (38kPa) || (at 24&nbsp;°C)
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|[[Minimum alveolar concentration|MAC]]: ||align=right| 0.75 || vol %
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|[[Blood:gas partition coefficient]]: ||align=right|2.3
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| Oil:gas partition coefficient: ||align=right|224
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Chemically, halothane is an [[alkyl halide]] (not an [[ether]] like many other anesthetics).<ref name = "DB01159" /> The structure has one stereocenter, so (''R'')- and (''S'')-[[optical isomer]]s occur.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}