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State the various uses of : Trichloro...

State the various uses of :
Trichloromethone (Chloroform)

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Trichloromethane `(CHCl_(3))` : Chloroform is employed as a solvent for fats, oils alkaloids, iodine and other substances. The major use of chloroform is in the production of refrigerant Freon R - 22.
It was once used as a eneral an anaesthesia in surgery but now has been replaced by less toxic safer anaesthetic such as ether.
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