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Bromoform

contains 1-3% ethanol as stabilizer, 96%

Synonym(s):

Tribromomethane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CHBr3
CAS Number:
75-25-2
Molecular Weight:
252.73
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24848085
EC Number:
200-854-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1731048
MDL number:
MFCD00000128
Assay:
96%
Form:
liquid
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vapor density

8.7 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

5 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

96%

form

liquid

contains

1-3% ethanol as stabilizer

refractive index

n20/D 1.595 (lit.)

bp

146-150 °C (lit.)

mp

5-8 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 800 part, acetone: miscible, alcohol: miscible, benzene: miscible, chloroform: miscible, diethyl ether: miscible, oil: miscible, petroleum ether: miscible

density

2.89 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

bromo

SMILES string

BrC(Br)Br

InChI

1S/CHBr3/c2-1(3)4/h1H

InChI key

DIKBFYAXUHHXCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Bromoform is a major organic source for atmospheric reactive bromine BrOx (Br+BrO). It is formed as a product of chlorination of drinking water. It undergoes photodissociation to form the Br2 fragment and mechanism has been investigated by cavity ring-down absorption spectroscopy.

Application

Bromoform was used to evaluate the genotoxicity of chlorodibromomethane, bromodichloromethane and bromoform.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

flash_point_f

106.3 °F - closed cup - (own results)

flash_point_c

41.3 °C - closed cup - (own results)

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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MKCZ1366
MKCV9427
MKCS9626
MKCQ3470
SHBJ3975

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Oceanic bromoform sources for the tropical atmosphere.
Quack B, et al.
Geophysical Research Letters, 31(23), 1-4 (2004)
Hong-Yi Huang et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 121(11), 5253-5260 (2004-09-09)
By using cavity ring-down spectroscopy technique, we have observed the channel leading to Br(2) molecular elimination following photodissociation of bromoform at 248 nm. A tunable laser beam, which is crossed perpendicular to the photolysis laser beam in a ring-down cell
K J Stocker et al.
Mutagenesis, 12(3), 169-173 (1997-05-01)
Chlorination of drinking water results in the formation of chlorodibromomethane, bromodichloromethane and bromoform. These trihalomethanes have all shown evidence of genotoxicity in bacterial and mammalian cell systems in vitro and some evidence of carcinogenicity in rodents. Chlorodibromomethane and bromodichloromethane have
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