Bromodichloromethane: Difference between revisions

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| PIN = Bromo(dichloro)methane <!-- Parentheses are used according to Subsection P-16.5.1.3 of Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry – IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book) -->

| OtherNames = Bromodichloromethane<br />Dichlorobromomethane

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

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| EINECS = 200-856-7

| RTECS = PA5310000

| PubChem = 6359

| Gmelin = 25941

| Beilstein = 1697005

| UNNumber = 2810 3082

| UNII = 7LN464CH2O

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| ChEBI = 34591

| InChI = 1/CHBrCl2/c2-1(3)4/h1H

|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| Formula = CHBrCl₂

| MolarMass = 163.8 g/mol

| Appearance = Colorless liquid

| Density = 1.980 g/cm³

| MeltingPtC = -57

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| BoilingPtC = 90

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| RefractIndex = 1.4964

| Solubility = 4.5 g/L at 20 °C

| MagSus = -66.3·10⁻⁶ cm³/mol

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| GHSSignalWord = Danger

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'''Bromodichloromethane''' is a [[trihalomethane]] with [[chemical formula|formula]] {{chem2|CHBrCl2|auto=1}}.

Bromodichloromethane has formerly been used as a [[flame retardant]], and a [[solvent]] for [[FAT (gene)|fat]]s and [[waxes]] and because of its high [[density]] for mineral separation. Now it is only used as a [[reagent]] or [[reaction intermediate|intermediate]] in [[organic chemistry]].

Bromodichloromethane can also occur in municipally-treated [[drinking water]] as a by-product of the [[water chlorination|chlorine disinfection process]].<ref>Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Accessed 07/10/2012, https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/ToxFAQs/ToxFAQsLanding.aspx?id=707&tid=127</ref>

According to the [[Environmental Working Group]], a non-profit organization that strives to educate consumers about potential chemical and environmental health risks, bromodichloromethane can increase the risk of cancer, harm to reproduction and child development, and may cause changes to fetal growth and development in when present in quantities higher than 0.06 parts per billion (ppb).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Group |first=Environmental Working |title=EWG's Tap Water Database: Contaminants in Your Water |url=https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/contaminant.php?contamcode=2943?contamcode=2943 |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=www.ewg.org |language=en}}</ref> This data largely comes from studies reviewed or conducted by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Health Goals for Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water |url=https://oehha.ca.gov/media/downloads/water/chemicals/phg/thmsphg020720.pdf |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=oehha.ca.gov}}</ref> No standards regulating the presence of bromodichloromethane in drinking water currently exist in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Group |first=Environmental Working |title=EWG's Tap Water Database: Disinfection Byproducts |url=https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/reviewed-disinfection-byproducts.php |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=www.ewg.org |language=en}}</ref>

==Notes==

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* [http://cpdb.thomas-slone.org/chempages/BROMODICHLOROMETHANE.html Bromodichloromethane at The Carcinogenic Potency Database]

* [https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/index.aspx?toxid=127 Toxicological Profile at ATSDR]