Bromoiodomethane

Bromoiodomethane

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Bromoiodomethane
Systematic IUPAC name Bromo(iodo)methane[1]
Other names Bromomethyl iodide Iodobromomethane
Identifiers
CAS Number	557-68-6
ChemSpider	61690
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
PubChem	68407
InChI InChI=1S/CH2BrI/c2-1-3/h1H2 Key: TUDWMIUPYRKEFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES BrCI
Properties
Chemical formula	CH2BrI
Molar mass	220.84 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)	1.6382
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS signal word	DANGER
GHS hazard statements	H315, H318, H335
GHS precautionary statements	P261, P280, P305+351+338
EU classification (DSD)	Xi
R-phrases	R37/38, R41
S-phrases	S26, S36/39
Related compounds
Related alkanes	Bromomethane Bromoethane
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

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).

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. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
• 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. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
• 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). Bibcode:2000JChPh.113.3194Z. 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 (4): 044310. Bibcode:2005JChPh.122d4310L. doi:10.1063/1.1835955. PMID 15740251. Retrieved 2007-06-29.

1. "bromoiodomethane - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 27 March 2005. Identification. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

External links

• UV Spectra data