dibromomethane
Also known as methylene bromide, methylene dibromide, CH2Br2
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
via PubChem
Research
179 papersvia PubMed
~2 min read
Article
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.