Dibromomethane

CH2Br2CAS 74-95-3173.83 g/mol

BrBr
Alkyl halide

Properties

Molecular formula
CH2Br2
Molar mass
173.83 g/mol
Exact mass
171.8523 Da
Density
2.4969 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
−52.5 °C
Boiling point
97 °C
Water solubility
12 g/L (15 °C)
logP
1.73Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
0.0 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 0
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 602-003-00-8), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P261, P271, P273, P304+P340, P317, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
74-95-3
SMILES
BrCBr
InChIKey
FJBFPHVGVWTDIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/CH2Br2/c2-1-3/h1H2
Characterization data

Calculated from the structure, in the form journals print them.

¹H NMR
Predicted ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 5.10 (s, 2H).
¹³C NMR
Predicted ¹³C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 32.7.
[M + H]+
[M + H]+ Calcd for CH3Br2 172.8596
[M + Na]+
[M + Na]+ Calcd for CH2Br2Na 194.8415
[M − H]−
[M − H]− Calcd for CHBr2 170.8450
Elemental analysis
Anal. Calcd for CH2Br2: C, 6.91; H, 1.16.

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Names and synonyms

4 names
  • Methane, dibromo-
  • Methylene bromide
  • Methylene dibromide
  • NSC 7293

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Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 74-95-3. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

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Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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