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Preferred IUPAC name
Bromo(iodo)methane | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.156.567 |
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Properties | |
CH2BrI | |
Molar mass | 220.835 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Colourless liquid |
Density | 2.93 g mL−1 |
Melting point | 1 °C; 34 °F; 274 K |
Boiling point | 138 to 141 °C (280 to 286 °F; 411 to 414 K) |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.6382 |
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H315, H318, H335 | |
P261, P280, P305+P351+P338 | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Bromoiodomethane is a halomethane with the formula BrCH2I. It is a colorless liquid, although older samples appear yellow. The compound has been investigated as a reagent for cyclopropanation by the Simmons-Smith reaction, but diiodomethane and chloroiodomethane are preferred. It also occurs naturally as the result of microbial action.[1]
Its critical point is at 367.85 °C and 6.3 MPa and refractive index is 1.6382 (20 °C, D).