Bromochlorofluoroiodomethane

Structural formula
General
Surname	Bromochlorofluoroiodomethane
Molecular formula	CIBrClF
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 753-65-1 PubChem 57424940 ChemSpider 24590921 Wikidata Q850466
properties
Molar mass	273.27 g mol −1
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Bromochlorofluoroiodomethane is a hypothetical chemical compound from the group of haloalkanes . It is a derivative of methane in which all four hydrogen atoms are replaced by one of the stable halogens . It has two enantiomers and is often cited as an example of a chiral compound.

The compound has not yet been synthesized because it is very unstable. So far only bromochlorofluoromethane could be synthesized.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
2. ↑ Britannica.com: Bromochlorofluoroiodomethane | chemical compound | Britannica.com , accessed October 31, 2018.
3. ^ Alan R. Katritzky, Thomas L. Gilchrist, Otto Meth-Cohn, Charles Wayne Rees: Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations . Elsevier, 1995, ISBN 978-0-08-042704-1 , pp. 228 ( limited preview in Google Book search).