KnowraChloral hydrateLinked fromLinked fromThe 5 pages that link to Chloral hydrate, each with the reason it gives.All 5Broader topic 2Related 1Compared with 2BarbiturateCompared with: It is an older alternative sedative with a different chemical structure and history.TrichloroethyleneRelated: Trichloroethanol is related to compounds formed during trichloroethylene metabolism and was also used medicinally.Geminal diolBroader topic: It is a stable, isolable hydrate of a carbonyl compound.ParaldehydeCompared with: It was another older sleep medicine displaced as safer options became available.ChloralBroader topic: Water adds to chloral’s carbonyl group to form this geminal diol.