Abbreviations CDBM Formula CHBr2Cl Density 2.45 g/cm³ Appearance Colorless liquid | Related compounds Molar mass 208.28 g/mol Melting point -22 °C | |
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Dibromochloromethane is a compound with formula CHBr2Cl. It is a trihalomethane.
Dibromochloromethane was formerly used as a flame retardant and as an intermediate in chemicals manufacturing. Today it is used only as a laboratory reagent.
Dibromochloromethane is also a disinfection byproduct, formed by the reaction of chlorine with natural organic matter and bromide ions in the raw water supply. As a result, it is commonly found in chlorinated drinking water.
Small quantities of dibromochloromethane are produced in ocean by algae.
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