Bromine monochloride

Bromine monochloride
Other names

bromine(I) chloride
bromochloride
bromine chloride
Identifiers
CAS number 13863-41-7 Y
ChemSpider 55600 Y
EC number 237-601-4
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Properties
Molecular formula BrCl
Molar mass 115.357 g/mol
Density 2.172 g/cm³
Melting point

−54 °C
Boiling point

5 °C
Solubility in other solvents 1.5 g/L
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Bromine monochloride, also called bromine(I) chloride, bromochloride, and bromine chloride, is an interhalogen inorganic compound with chemical formula BrCl. It is an unstable brownish yellow gas with boiling point 5°C and melting point −66 °C. Its CAS number is 13863-41-7 and its EINECS number is 237-601-4.[1] It is a strong oxidizing agent.

Uses

Bromine monochloride is used in analytical chemistry in determining low levels of mercury, to quantitatively oxidize mercury in the sample to Hg(II) state.

Bromine monochloride is used as a biocide, specifically as an algaecide, fungicide, and disinfectant, in industrial recirculating cooling water systems.

Addition of bromine monochloride is used in some types of Li-SO2 batteries to increase voltage and energy density.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gangolli, S.; Royal Society of Chemistry (1999). The Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects. p. 676. ISBN 0854048081. 
  2. ^ "Battery Chemistry - Lithium / Thionyl Chloride". GlobalSpec. http://electronic-components.globalspec.com/specifications/electrical_electronic_components/batteries/lithium_batteries. Retrieved 2008-07-09.