<prompt> The following are true about chloral hydrate exceptPeculiar pungent odourCrystallineUsed as hypnoticSweetish taste  <response>: D i.e. Sweetish taste Chloral hydrate a hypnotic drug sometimes known as dry wineQ is used in alcohol to produce sleep. Its action is so rapid that it has been given the name knock out dropsQ. Chloral hydrate rapidly deteriorates after death. Chemical of the viscera should therefore be done as a matter of urgency. 