Dibromodichloromethane

Dibromodichloromethane
Names
	Other names Carbon dibromide dichloride
Identifiers
CAS Number	594-18-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	11169;
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.938
EC Number	209-829-4;
PubChem CID	11659;
UNII	J0GOV5L37I;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID4024014;
	InChI InChI=1S/CBr2Cl2/c2-1(3,4)5 Key: IHUREIPXVFKEDT-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C(Cl)(Cl)(Br)Br;
Properties
Chemical formula	CBr2Cl2
Molar mass	242.72 g·mol−1
Appearance	solid
Density	2.433 g/cm³
Melting point	38 °C (100 °F; 311 K)
Boiling point	130.2 °C (266.4 °F; 403.3 K)
Solubility in water	insoluble
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Flash point	32.6 °C
Related compounds
Related compounds	Bromotrichloromethane; Tribromochloromethane;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Dibromodichloromethane is a tetrahalomethane with the chemical formula CBr₂Cl₂.^[2] This is a halomethane containing two bromine atoms and two chlorine atoms attached to the methane backbone.^[3]^[4]

Synthesis

Dibromodichloromethane can be obtained by treating tetrachloromethane with bromine trifluoride in the presence of aluminum chloride or boron tribromide.

Also it can be obtained, by the reaction of carbon tetrachloride and aluminum tribromide.^[5]

Physical properties

Dibromodichloromethane forms a solid^[6], insoluble in water. It reacts with alkenes by addition of bromine and dichlorobromomethyl.^[7]

Dibromodichloromethane is a potentially toxic compound.^[8]

References

^ "594-18-3・Dibromodichloromethane・329-47401・327-47402[Detail Information]". Laboratory Chemicals-FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
^ "Dibromodichloromethane". NIST. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
^ Katritzky, Alan R.; Gilchrist, Thomas L.; Meth-Cohn, Otto; Rees, Charles Wayne (21 March 2003). Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations. Elsevier. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-08-042704-1. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
^ Toxicological Evaluation of Chemical Interactions. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 1994. p. 141. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
^ Tanaka, Ryuichi; Zhèng, Shì-Qín; Kawaguchi, Kenji; Tanaka, Takehide (1 January 1980). "Nucleophilic attack on halogeno(phenyl)acetylenes by halide ions". Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2 (11): 1714–1720. doi:10.1039/P29800001714. ISSN 1364-5471. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
^ Williams, Donald E.; Smyth, Charles P. (1 May 1962). "The Dielectric Relaxation of Dibromodichloromethane, Succinonitrile and Several Camphor Derivatives in the Solid State". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 84 (10): 1808–1812. doi:10.1021/ja00869a007. ISSN 0002-7863. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
^ Schmoldt, A.; Benthe, H. F.; Haberland, G. (1 September 1975). "Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes". Biochemical Pharmacology. 24 (17): 1639–1641. doi:10.1002/anie.201704074.
^ "Human Metabolome Database: Showing metabocard for Dibromodichloromethane (HMDB0061733)". HMDB. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[1] "594-18-3・Dibromodichloromethane・329-47401・327-47402[Detail Information]". Laboratory Chemicals-FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[2] "Dibromodichloromethane". NIST. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[3] Katritzky, Alan R.; Gilchrist, Thomas L.; Meth-Cohn, Otto; Rees, Charles Wayne (21 March 2003). Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations. Elsevier. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-08-042704-1. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[4] Toxicological Evaluation of Chemical Interactions. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 1994. p. 141. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[5] Tanaka, Ryuichi; Zhèng, Shì-Qín; Kawaguchi, Kenji; Tanaka, Takehide (1 January 1980). "Nucleophilic attack on halogeno(phenyl)acetylenes by halide ions". Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2 (11): 1714–1720. doi:10.1039/P29800001714. ISSN 1364-5471. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[6] Williams, Donald E.; Smyth, Charles P. (1 May 1962). "The Dielectric Relaxation of Dibromodichloromethane, Succinonitrile and Several Camphor Derivatives in the Solid State". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 84 (10): 1808–1812. doi:10.1021/ja00869a007. ISSN 0002-7863. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[7] Schmoldt, A.; Benthe, H. F.; Haberland, G. (1 September 1975). "Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes". Biochemical Pharmacology. 24 (17): 1639–1641. doi:10.1002/anie.201704074.

[8] "Human Metabolome Database: Showing metabocard for Dibromodichloromethane (HMDB0061733)". HMDB. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

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