Dibromochloromethane

Dibromochloromethane is a colorless to yellow, heavy and nonflammable compound with formula CHBr
2
Cl
.[1][2] It is a trihalomethane. The substance has a sweet odour.[3] Small quantities of dibromochloromethane are produced in ocean by algae.

Dibromochloromethane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Dibromo(chloro)methane
Other names
  • Dibromochloromethane
  • Chlorodibromomethane
  • Monochlorodibromomethane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations CDBM
1731046
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.277
EC Number
  • 204-704-0
KEGG
MeSH chlorodibromomethane
RTECS number
  • PA6360000
UNII
Properties
CHBr2Cl
Molar mass 208.28 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 2.451 g mL−1
Melting point −22 °C (−8 °F; 251 K)
Boiling point 119 to 120 °C (246 to 248 °F; 392 to 393 K) at 99.7 kPa
log P 2.206
8.6 μmol Pa−1 kg−1
-75.1·10−6 cm3/mol
1.547
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word Warning
H302
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
370 mg kg−1 (oral, rat)
Related compounds
Related alkanes
Related compounds
2-Chloroethanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Applications

Dibromochloromethane was formerly used as a flame retardant and as an intermediate in chemicals manufacturing. Today it is used only as a laboratory reagent. Dibromochloromethane is also a disinfection byproduct, formed by the reaction of chlorine with natural organic matter and bromide ions in the raw water supply. As a result, it is commonly found in chlorinated drinking water. Also, it is able to reduce methane production in ruminants by 79 %[4]

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References

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