Bromoiodomethane

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Bromoiodomethane
IUPAC name	Bromoiodomethane
Other names	Bromo(iodo)methane, Bromomethyl iodide, Iodobromomethane
Identifiers
CAS number	[557-68-6]
PubChem	68407
SMILES	C(Br)I
InChI	1/CH2BrI/c2-1-3/h1H2
Properties
Molecular formula	CH2BrI
Molar mass	220.84 g/mol
Appearance	Liquid
Density	2.926 g/cm3 at 17 °C
Melting point	1 °C
Boiling point	139.5 °C
Hazards
EU classification	Irritant (Xi)
R-phrases	R37/38 R41
S-phrases	S26 S36/39
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Bromoiodomethane is a liquid mixed halomethane very soluble in chloroform.

Its critical point is at 367.85 °C and 6.3 MPa and refractive index is 1.6382 (20 °C, D).

[edit] See also

• Haloalkane
• Halomethane
• Bromomethane
• Iodomethane
• Dibromomethane
• Diiodomethane

[edit] References

• Tarnovsky A. N., Wall M., Gustafsson M., Lascoux N., Sundström V., Åkesson E. (March 2002). "Ultrafast Study of the Photodissociation of Bromoiodomethane in Acetonitrile upon 266 nm Excitation". J. Phys. Chem. A 106 (25): 5999–6005(7). doi:10.1021/jp014306j. 
• Liu Y.-J., Ajitha D., Krogh J. W., Tarnovsky A. N., Lindh R. (December 2005). "Spin-Orbit Ab Initio Investigation of the Photolysis of Bromoiodomethane". ChemPhysChem 7 (4): 955–963(9). doi:10.1002/cphc.200500654. PMID 16596616. 
• Zheng, X.; Phillips, D. L. (August 2000). "Photoisomerization reaction of CH2BrI following A-band and B-band photoexcitation in the solution phase: Transient resonance Raman observation of the iso-CH2I-Br photoproduct". J. Chem. Phys. 113 (8): 3194–3203(10). doi:10.1063/1.1286920. 
• Liu K., Zhao H., Wang C., Zhang A., Ma S., Li Z. (January 2005). "A theoretical study of bond selective photochemistry in CH₂BrI". J. Chem. Phys. 122. doi:10.1063/1.1835955. 

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