Bromoform

Bromoform
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Tribromomethane[1]
Other names
  • Bromoform[1]
  • Methenyl tribromide
  • Methyl tribromide[2]
  • Tribromomethane[2]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations
  • R-20B3
  • UN 2515
1731048
ChEBI
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.777
EC Number 200-854-6
49500
KEGG
MeSH bromoform
RTECS number PB5600000
UNII
UN number 2515
Properties
CHBr3
Molar mass 252.73 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 2.89 g mL−1
Melting point −4 to 16 °C; 25 to 61 °F; 269 to 289 K
Boiling point 147 to 151 °C; 296 to 304 °F; 420 to 424 K
3.2 g L−1 (at 30 °C)
log P 2.435
Vapor pressure 670 Pa (at 20.0 °C)
17 μmol Pa−1 kg−1
Acidity (pKa) 13.7
-82.60·10−6 cm3/mol
1.595
Thermochemistry
130.5 J K−1 mol−1
6.1–12.7 kJ mol−1
−549.1–−542.5 kJ mol−1
Hazards
Safety data sheet See: data page
GHS pictograms
GHS signal word DANGER
H302, H315, H319, H331, H411
P261, P273, P305+351+338, P311
NFPA 704
Flammability code 0: Will not burn. E.g., water Health code 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g., chlorine gas Reactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g., liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
0
3
0
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
933.0 mg kg−1 (oral, rat)
1400 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
1147 mg/kg (rat, oral)[3]
1151 ppm (mammal)[3]
4282 ppm (rat, 4 hr)
7000 ppm (dog, 1 hr)[3]
US health exposure limits (NIOSH):
PEL (Permissible)
 TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) [skin][2]
REL (Recommended)
 TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) [skin][2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
 850 ppm[2]
Related compounds
Related alkanes
Supplementary data page
Refractive index (n),
Dielectric constant (εr), etc.
Thermodynamic
data
 Phase behaviour
solid–liquid–gas
UV, IR, NMR, MS
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Bromoform (CHBr3) is a brominated organic solvent, colorless liquid at room temperature, with a high refractive index, very high density, and sweet odor is similar to that of chloroform. It is a trihalomethane, and is one of the four haloforms, the others being fluoroform, chloroform, and iodoform. Bromoform can be prepared by the haloform reaction using acetone and sodium hypobromite, by the electrolysis of potassium bromide in ethanol, or by treating chloroform with aluminium bromide. Currently its main use is as a laboratory reagent.

A bottle of bromoform with some in the adjacent beaker

Structure

The molecule adopts tetrahedral molecular geometry with C3v symmetry.

Uses

Only small quantities of bromoform are currently produced industrially in the United States. In the past, it was used as a solvent, sedative and flame retardant, but now it is mainly used as a laboratory reagent, for example as an extraction solvent.

Bromoform's high density makes it useful for separation of minerals by density. When two samples are mixed with bromoform and then allowed to settle, the top layer will contain minerals less dense than bromoform, and the bottom layer will contain denser minerals. Slightly less dense minerals can be separated in the same way by mixing the bromoform with a small amount of a less dense and fully miscible solvent.

Environment and Toxicology

Natural production of bromoform by phytoplankton and seaweeds in the ocean is thought to be its predominant source in the environment.[4] However, locally significant amounts of bromoform enter the environment formed as disinfection byproducts known as trihalomethanes when chlorine is added to drinking water to kill bacteria. It is somewhat soluble in water and readily evaporates into the air. Bromoform is the main trihalomethane produced in beachfront salt water swimming pools with concentrations as high as 1.2 ppm (parts per million). Concentrations in freshwater pools are 1000 times lower.[5] Occupational skin exposure limits are set at 0.5 ppm.[6]

The substance may be hazardous to the environment, and special attention should be given to aquatic organisms. Its volatility and environmental persistence makes bromoform's release, either as liquid or vapor, strongly inadvisable.

Bromoform can be absorbed into the body by inhalation and through the skin. The substance is irritating to the respiratory tract, the eyes, and the skin, and may cause effects on the central nervous system and liver, resulting in impaired functions. It is soluble in about 800 parts water and is miscible with alcohol, benzene, chloroform, ether, petroleum ether, acetone, and oils. Its LD50 is 7.2 mmol/kg in mice, or 1.8g/kg. Bromoform is a confirmed animal carcinogen; (ACGIH 2004). Carcinogen category: 3B; (DFG 2004).

References

  1. 1 2 Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 661. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. The retained names ‘bromoform’ for HCBr3, ‘chloroform’ for HCCl3, and ‘iodoform’ for HCI3 are acceptable in general nomenclature. Preferred IUPAC names are substitutive names.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards #0066". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. 1 2 3 "Bromoform". Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  4. ↑ Palmer C J and Reason C J (2009), Relationships of surface bromoform concentrations with mixed layer depth and salinity in the tropical oceans (2009), Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 23, GB2014.
  5. ↑ Beech AJ et al (1980) Nitrates, Chlorates and Trihalomethanes in Swimming Pool Water. Am J Public Health, 70(1), 79-82
  6. ↑ CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
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