Dibromomethane

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Dibromomethane
Stereo skeletal formula of dibromomethane eith all explicit hydrogens added
Spacefill model for dibromomethane
Names
IUPAC name
Dibromomethane[1]
Other names
Identifiers
74-95-3 YesY
Abbreviations
969143
ChEBI CHEBI:47077 YesY
ChemSpider 2916 YesY
EC Number 200-824-2
25649
Jmol 3D model Interactive image
MeSH methylene+bromide
PubChem 3024
RTECS number PA7350000
UN number 2664
  • InChI=1S/CH2Br2/c2-1-3/h1H2 YesY
    Key: FJBFPHVGVWTDIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N YesY
  • BrCBr
Properties
CH2Br2
Molar mass 173.84 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 2.477 g mL−1
Melting point −52.70 °C; −62.86 °F; 220.45 K
Boiling point 96 to 98 °C; 205 to 208 °F; 369 to 371 K
12.5 g L−1 (at 20 °C)
Vapor pressure 4.65 kPa (at 20.0 °C)
9.3 μmol Pa−1 kg−1
1.541
Thermochemistry
104.1 J K−1 mol−1
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Related compounds
Related alkanes
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Dibromomethane or methylene bromide, or methylene dibromide is a halomethane. It is slightly soluble in water but very soluble in carbon tetrachloride, diethyl ether and methanol. Its refractive index is 1.5419 (20 °C, D).

Preparation

Dibromomethane can be prepared from bromoform by reaction

CHBr3 + Na3AsO3 + NaOH → CH2Br2 + Na3AsO4 + NaBr

using sodium arsenite and sodium hydroxide.[2]

Another way is to prepare it from diiodomethane and bromine.

Uses

Dibromomethane is used as a solvent, gauge fluid, and in organic synthesis. It is a convenient agent for converting catechols to their methylenedioxy- derivatives.

Natural occurrence

It is naturally produced by marine algae and liberated to the oceans. Releasing on soil causes it to evaporate and leach into the ground. Releasing in water causes it to be lost mainly by volatilisation with a half life of 5.2 hours. It has no significant degradating biological or abiological effects. In the atmosphere it will be lost because of reaction with photochemically produced hydroxyl radicals. The estimated half life of this reaction is 213 days.

References

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  2. Methylene bromide preparation

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