Dibromochloromethane

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Dibromochloromethane
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Skeletal formula of dibromochloromethane
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Spacefill model of dibromochloromethane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Dibromo(chloro)methane
Other names
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
AbbreviationsCDBM[ citation needed ]
1731046
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 204-704-0
KEGG
MeSH chlorodibromomethane
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • PA6360000
UNII
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  • ClC(Br)Br
Properties
CHBr2Cl
Molar mass 208.28 g·mol−1
AppearanceColorless 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 labelling:
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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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Dibromochloromethane is a colorless to yellow, heavy and nonflammable compound with formula CHBr
2Cl. [1] [2] It is a trihalomethane. The substance has a sweet odour. [3] Small quantities of dibromochloromethane are produced in ocean by algae.[ citation needed ]

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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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dibromochloromethane". Sigma Aldrich . sigmaaldrich.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Public Health Statement for Bromoform and Dibromochloromethane". atsdr.cdc.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "BROMOFORM AND DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE" (PDF). atsdr.cdc.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Identification of bioactives from the red seaweed Asparagopsis taxiformis that promote antimethanogenic activity in vitro
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