Original: Chloroform was reported in 1831 by the French chemist EugÃ ne Soubeiran, who prepared it from acetone (2-propanone) as well as ethanol through the action of chlorine bleach powder (calcium hypochlorite).
Simplified: The first who reported to have produced Chloroform was the French chemist EugÃ ne Soubeiran, in 1831. Soubeiran took acetone and ethanol, and used bleach powder for the reaction.