DBM - DIBROMOMETHANE
● General
- DIBROMOMETHANE is a colorless liquid with a pleasant odor. Insoluble in water and denser than water. May be toxic by ingestion. Used as a solvent and as a motor fuel.
Dibromomethane is a member of the class of bromomethanes that is methane substituted by two bromo groups. It is produced by marine algae. It has a role as a marine metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a member of bromomethanes and a bromohydrocarbon.
● Description
Molecular formula : CH2Br2
CAS number : 74-95-3
EC number : 200-824-2
IUPAC name : Dibromomethane
● Synomyms
Methyl dibromide
Methylene bromide
Methylene dibromide
Refrigerant-30B2
● Physical Properties
| Molar mass | 173.835 g·mol−1 | |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid | |
| Density | 2.477 g mL−1 | |
| Melting point | −52.70 °C; −62.86 °F; 220.45 K |
| Boiling point | 96 to 98 °C; 205 to 208 °F; 369 to 371 K |
| Solubility in water | 12.5 g L−1 (at 20 °C) | |
| Vapor pressure | 4.65 kPa (at 20.0 °C) | |
| Henry’s law | 9.3 μmol Pa−1 kg−1 | |
| constant (kH) | | |
| Magnetic susceptibility (χ) | -65.10·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Refractive index(nD) | 1.541 |