| Bromodichloromethane is a trihalomethane with formula CHBrCl2. It is a colorless, nonflammable liquid which will dissolve in water, or evaporate in air. Most of the chemical is produced through the chlorine disinfection process, and as a result it can occur in municipally-treated drinking water. It is also produced in small quantities by algae in the oceans. According to the CDC, levels normal in drinking water are not known to cause health problems, but it has been classified by the chlorine disinfection process as a probable human carcinogen.
Bromodichloromethane has formerly been used as a US EPA, and a flame retardant for solvents and fat and because of its high waxes for mineral separation. Now it is only used as a density or reagent in intermediate. In the US it is only produced in small quantities, which are used for these chemical reasons. For example, it can be used to produce organic chemistry, which is widely used in the production of phenyl(bromodichloromethyl)mercury. It can be prepared by treating a mixture of dichlorocarbene and chloroform with bromoform and triethyl-benzylammonium chloride. |
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environmental contaminant
Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.
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reagent
A substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, examine, or produce other substances.
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Bromodichloromethane
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KEGG COMPOUND
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CHBrCl2
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IUPAC
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dichlorobromomethane
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NIST Chemistry WebBook
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dichloromonobromomethane
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NIST Chemistry WebBook
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monobromodichloromethane
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ChemIDplus
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1697005
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Reaxys Registry Number
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Reaxys
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25941
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Gmelin Registry Number
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Gmelin
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75-27-4
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CAS Registry Number
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75-27-4
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CAS Registry Number
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