Bromoiodomethane Explained

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.^[1]

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) . 10.1021/jp014306j . 2002JPCA..106.5999T .
• Liu Y.-J. . Ajitha D. . Krogh J. W. . Tarnovsky A. N. . Lindh R. . December 2005 . Spin-Orbit Ab Initio Investigation of the Photolysis of Bromoiodomethane . ChemPhysChem . 7 . 4 . 955–963(9) . 16596616 . 10.1002/cphc.200500654 . https://archive.today/20110813061928/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/112580100/ABSTRACT?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 . dead . 2011-08-13 . 2007-06-29 .
• Zheng, X. . Phillips, D. L. . August 2000 . Photoisomerization reaction of CH2BrI following A-band and B-band photoexcitation in the solution phase: Transient resonance Raman observation of the iso-CH2I-Br photoproduct . J. Chem. Phys. . 113 . 8 . 3194–3203(10) . 10.1063/1.1286920 . 2000JChPh.113.3194Z . 10722/42350 . free .
• Liu K. . Zhao H. . Wang C. . Zhang A. . Ma S. . Li Z. . January 2005 . A theoretical study of bond selective photochemistry in CH₂BrI . J. Chem. Phys. . 122 . 4. 044310. 15740251. 10.1063/1.1835955 . 2007-06-29 . 2005JChPh.122d4310L .

External links

• UV Spectra data

Notes and References

1. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.. 2017. 1355–1370. 10.1007/s13762-016-1219-5. REVIEW: Halocarbon Emissions from Marine Phytoplankton and Climate Change. Y.-K.. Lim. S.-M.. Phang. N. Abdul . Rahman. W. T.. Sturges. G.. Malin. 99300836.