Tribromofluoromethane

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Structural formula
Structural formula of tribromofluoromethane
General
Surname Tribromofluoromethane
other names
  • Fluorotribromomethane
  • Halon 1103
  • R 11B3
Molecular formula CBr 3 F
Brief description

colorless liquid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 353-54-8
EC number 206-535-8
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.942
PubChem 67707
Wikidata Q843735
properties
Molar mass 270.72 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

2.765 g cm −3 (25 ° C)

Melting point

−73.6 ° C

boiling point

106-107 ° C

solubility
  • practically insoluble in water
  • soluble in ethanol
Refractive index

1.525 (20 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
07 - Warning

Caution

H and P phrases H: 315-319-335
P: 261-305 + 351 + 338
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Tribromofluoromethane is a chemical compound of bromine from the group of halogenated hydrocarbons .

Extraction and presentation

Tribromofluoromethane can be obtained by reacting tetrabromomethane with bromine trifluoride , antimony trifluoride (also together with bromine ) or silver (I) fluoride .

properties

Tribromofluoromethane is a clear, colorless liquid that is insoluble in water. In the solid state, the compound has an orthorhombic crystal structure with the space group Pnma (space group no. 62) . Template: room group / 62

use

Tribromofluoromethane is used in the synthesis of organic compounds such as dibromofluoromethyllithium , which when reacted with an aldehyde or ketone gives fluorinated alcohols. It was also used for extinguishing fires.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h i j Data sheet Tribromofluoromethane, 99% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on March 31, 2016 ( PDF ).
  2. ^ A b c William M. Haynes: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 96th Edition . CRC Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4822-6097-7 , pp. 516 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ^ Thomas L. Gilchrist: Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations . Elsevier, 1995, ISBN 0-08-042704-9 , pp. 222 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  4. Andrew N. Fitch, Jeremy K. Cockcroft: The structure of solid tribromofluoromethane CFBr3 by powder neutron diffraction. In: Journal of Crystallography - Crystalline Materials. 202, 1992, doi : 10.1524 / zkri.1992.202.14.243 .
  5. ^ Mark Anthony Benvenuto: Industrial Chemistry For Advanced Students . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2015, ISBN 978-3-11-035170-5 , p. 115 ( limited preview in Google Book search).