Bromoiodomethane

Bromoiodomethane
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Bromo(iodo)methane
	Other names Bromoiodomethane; Bromomethyl iodide[citation needed]; Iodobromomethane[citation needed];
Identifiers
CAS Number	557-68-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	61690 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.156.567
PubChem CID	68407;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50204233 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/CH2BrI/c2-1-3/h1H2 Key: TUDWMIUPYRKEFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES BrCI;
Properties
Chemical formula	CH2BrI
Molar mass	220.835 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 labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H315, H318, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P280, P305+P351+P338
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). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Bromoiodomethane is a halomethane with the formula BrCH₂I. It is a colorless liquid, although older samples appear yellow. The compound has been investigated as a reagent for cyclopropanation by the Simmons-Smith reaction, but diiodomethane and chloroiodomethane are preferred. It also occurs naturally as the result of microbial action.^[1]

Its critical point is at 367.85 °C and 6.3 MPa and refractive index is 1.6382 (20 °C, D).

^ Lim, Y.-K.; Phang, S.-M.; Rahman, N. Abdul; Sturges, W. T.; Malin, G. (2017). "REVIEW: Halocarbon Emissions from Marine Phytoplankton and Climate Change". Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.: 1355–1370. doi:10.1007/s13762-016-1219-5. S2CID 99300836.

[1] Lim, Y.-K.; Phang, S.-M.; Rahman, N. Abdul; Sturges, W. T.; Malin, G. (2017). "REVIEW: Halocarbon Emissions from Marine Phytoplankton and Climate Change". Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.: 1355–1370. doi:10.1007/s13762-016-1219-5. S2CID 99300836.

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Names


Preferred IUPAC name Bromo(iodo)methane
Other names Bromoiodomethane Bromomethyl iodide^{[citation needed]} Iodobromomethane^{[citation needed]}
Identifiers
CAS Number	557-68-6^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	61690^Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.156.567
PubChem CID	68407
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50204233
InChI InChI=1S/CH2BrI/c2-1-3/h1H2^Y Key: TUDWMIUPYRKEFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
SMILES BrCI
Properties
Chemical formula	CH₂BrI
Molar mass	220.835 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 (n_D)	1.6382
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H315, H318, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P280, P305+P351+P338
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). Y verify (what is ^YN ?) Infobox references