Bromochlorofluoroiodomethane

Bromochlorofluoroiodomethane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Bromochlorofluoroiodomethane
Identifiers
753-65-1 
ChemSpider 24590921 Yes
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Properties
CIBrClF
Molar mass 273.271 g mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Bromochlorofluoroiodomethane is a hypothetical haloalkane with all four stable halogen substituents present in it.[1]

This compound can be seen as a methane molecule, whose four hydrogen atoms are each replaced with a different halogen atom. As the mirror images of this molecule are not superimposable, the molecule has two enantiomers. As one of the simplest such molecules, it is often cited as the prototypical chiral compound.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bromochlorofluoroiodomethane, Britannica.com
  2. ↑ Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations: Carbon with Three or Four Attached Heteroatoms, Volume 6, Thomas L. Gilchrist (Editor), ISBN 978-0-08-042704-1
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