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Don't get me wrong, not in a sexual way or anything. I just can't stop wondering about how it smells and if it would, like, count as sleep if you were knocked out. Like 'if you were awake for 24 hours and then got knocked out with chloroform, would you wake up refreshed?' and that kind of stuff.
I don't think you'd wake up refreshed coz it's like waking up from a blackout, you still have a sleep deficit.
If you're really interested in learning what chloroform smells like, there's a ghetto chemistry process you can follow to make some from common household ingredients.
The process is exothermic (produces heat), so you should do this outside, in the kitchen sink or somewhere else where the container shattering won't make a mess. Use a heat-tolerant, non-reactive container such as a ceramic coffee mug and stick to small quantities. And, since your intention is to produce something that's a known carcinogen and highly flammable, you'd be wise to do this in a place with good ventilation, take only a quick sniff to satisfy your curiosity and then pour the mixture you'll make down the drain along with a good amount of water. As always when messing around with unpleasant chemicals that could potentially splash into your eyes, some sort of eye protection is a good idea, although just something like normal glasses or sunglasses should be sufficient in this case.
The only ingredients you need are household bleach and acetone nail varnish remover. (Check the label to ensure that the remover does indeed contain acetone; acetone can be used to synthesise an explosive, so it's sale is controlled in many places these days.) Put some bleach in your container (say a quarter-cup), pour roughly a teaspoonful of acetone in and give it a stir. You won't see much happen, but the mixture should heat up.
Chloroform should form in the mixture, so you might get a whiff of something different from the aroma of bleach and acetone, but since chloroform is heavier than water, you need to let the mixture sit for an hour or so for it to settle at the bottom. At that point, you can carefully pour off the unreacted bleach, and you should find a small amount of clear, thickish liquid at the bottom which has a characteristic smell. As I said, you need to be aware that chloroform is highly flammable, and it really wouldn't be a good idea to shove your nose right down into the mug and take a really deep breath.
As for how it works, donteat is right: what you see in the movies is about as realistic as the needle in the neck trope that drops people in two seconds flat. The stuff needs to be inhaled for several minutes before a victim goes unconscious, and when they do, there's a risk that continued inhalation will result in their death. Which is large part of the reason why it hasn't been used as a general anaesthetic since the 1930s.
It's certainly been used far more recently than the 1930s, at least in Australia. I was given it for a tonsillectomy and for tooth extractions back in the late 40s/early 50s.
I'm amazed you've given detailed instructions on how to make it: that seems very dangerous to me.
Sure you're not thinking of ether? Ether was used much longer than chloroform, mainly because the difference between an anaesthetic dose and a toxic dose is much greater.
On the list of hazardous substances you can synthesise with readily available chemicals, chloroform is pretty low-risk, and I did highlight (probably over-stated) the dangers and precautions that should be taken.
For example, chlorine gas can be produced extremely easily using domestic chemicals and one lungful of that stuff can kill.
it dont work the way it does on tv with the rag over someones face for three seconds and they drop to the ground