Bromoiodomethane
chemical compound
Bromoiodomethane is a halomethane with the formula BrCH2I. It is a colorless liquid, although older samples appear yellow. The compound has been investigated as a reagent for cyclopropanation by the Simmons-Smith reaction, but diiodomethane and chloroiodomethane are preferred. It also occurs naturally as the result of microbial action.
Its critical point is at 367.85 °C and 6.3 MPa and refractive index is 1.6382 (20 °C, D).
Additional reading
Tarnovsky A. N.; Wall M.; Gustafsson M.; Lascoux N.; Sundström V.; Åkesson E. (March 2002). "Ultrafast Study of the Photodissociation of Bromoiodomethane in Acetonitrile upon 266 nm Excitation". J. Phys. Chem. A. 106 (25): 5999–6005(7). Bibcode:2002JPCA..106.5999T. doi:10.1021/jp014306j.
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