Bromoform

Bromoform
A bottle of bromoform with some in the adjacent beaker
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Tribromomethane[1]
Other names
  • Bromoform[1]
  • Methenyl tribromide
  • Methyl tribromide[2]
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations
  • R-20B3
  • UN 2515
Beilstein Reference
1731048
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.777
EC Number
  • 200-854-6
Gmelin Reference
49500
KEGG
MeSH bromoform
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • PB5600000
UNII
UN number 2515
InChI
  • InChI=1S/CHBr3/c2-1(3)4/h1H Y
    Key: DIKBFYAXUHHXCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
SMILES
  • BrC(Br)Br
Properties
Chemical formula
CHBr3
Molar mass 252.731 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 2.89 g/cm3
Melting point 8.69 °C; 47.64 °F; 281.84 K
Boiling point 149.40 °C; 300.92 °F; 422.55 K
Solubility in water
3.2 g L−1 (at 30 °C)
log P 2.435
Vapor pressure 670 Pa (at 20.0 °C)
Henry's law
constant (kH)
17 μmol Pa−1 kg−1
Acidity (pKa) 13.7
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
−82.60·10−6 cm3/mol
Refractive index (nD)
1.595
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C)
130.5 J K−1 mol−1
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
6.1–12.7 kJ mol−1
Std enthalpy of
combustion cH298)
−549.1–−542.5 kJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H302, H315, H319, H331, H411
Precautionary statements
P261, P273, P305+P351+P338, P311
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
3
0
0
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
933.0 mg kg−1 (oral, rat)
1400 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
1147 mg/kg (rat, oral)[4]
1151 ppm (mammal)[4]
4282 ppm (rat, 4 hr)
7000 ppm (dog, 1 hr)[4]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) [skin][2]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) [skin][2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
850 ppm[2]
Related compounds
Related alkanes
  • Dibromomethane
  • Tetrabromomethane
  • 1,1-Dibromoethane
  • 1,2-Dibromoethane
  • Tetrabromoethane
Supplementary data page
Bromoform (data page)
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

Bromoform is an organic compound with the chemical formula CHBr3. It is a colorless liquid at room temperature, with a high refractive index and a very high density. Its sweet odor is similar to that of chloroform. It is one of the four haloforms, the others being fluoroform, chloroform, and iodoform. It is a brominated organic solvent. Currently its main use is as a laboratory reagent. It is very slightly soluble in water (one part bromoform in 800 parts water) and is miscible with alcohol, benzene, chloroform, ether, petroleum ether, acetone and oils.

  1. ^ a b Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 661. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4. The retained names 'bromoform' for HCBr3, 'chloroform' for HCCl3, and 'iodoform' for HCI3 are acceptable in general nomenclature. Preferred IUPAC names are substitutive names.
  2. ^ a b c d NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0066". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. ^ Rumble, John (18 June 2018). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. CRC Press. pp. 3–50. ISBN 9781138561632.
  4. ^ a b c "Bromoform". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).