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dibromomethane
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Dibromomethane or methylene bromide, or methylene dibromide is a halomethane with the formula CH2Br2. It is slightly soluble in water but very soluble in organic solvents. It is a colorless liquid.
Chemical data
- Formula
- CH2Br2
- Molecular weight
- 173.83 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dibromomethane
- SMILES
- C(Br)Br
- InChIKey
- FJBFPHVGVWTDIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.8
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- dihalomethane
- Mass
- 171.852324264
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- found in taxon
- Chondrus crispus
- chemical formula
- CH₂Br₂
- global warming potential
- 1
- melting point
- -52.55
- partition coefficient water/octanol
- 2.3
- canonical SMILES
- C(Br)Br
- Commons category
- Dibromomethane
- subject has role
- mutagen
- electric dipole moment
- 1.43
- ionization energy
- 10.50
- boiling point
- 97
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Physical properties
- Preparation
- Uses
- Natural occurrence
- References
- External links
Dibromomethane or methylene bromide, or methylene dibromide is a halomethane with the formula CH2Br2. It is slightly soluble in water but very soluble in organic solvents. It is a colorless liquid.
==Physical properties== At ambient temperature, dibromomethane solidifies around 0.61 GPa. The crystal structure strongly suggests both interhalogen and hydrogen-halogen interactions.
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