Chloroform *is* a chemical compound. So chloroform contains chloroform. You should reword your question to ask either what *elements* chloroform is composed of, or what characteristic impurities or stabilizers it might be expected to contain, or something. read more
Chloroform is a solvent of phenol: chloroform: isoamyl alcohol 25: 24: 1 is used to dissolve non-nucleic acid biomolecules in DNA and RNA extractions. Chloroform is the organic compound with formula CHCl3. read more
Chloroform was once widely used as a solvent, but safety and environmental concerns have reduced this use as well. Nevertheless, chloroform has remained an important industrial chemical. Chloroform is prepared by the chlorination of methane. The major use of chloroform is in the preparation of chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22). read more