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Deuterated chloroform, often denoted as CDCl₃, is a chemical compound that is a deuterated form of chloroform (CHCl₃). In CDCl₃, the hydrogen atoms in chloroform are replaced by deuterium, which is an isotope of hydrogen. Deuterium contains one proton and one neutron, making it twice as heavy as regular hydrogen, which consists of just one proton.