Bromodichloromethane is a trihalomethane with formula CHBrCl₂.

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Bromodichloromethane

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Bromo(dichloro)methane
Other names Bromodichloromethane Dichlorobromomethane
Identifiers
CAS Number	75-27-4 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Beilstein Reference	1697005
ChEBI	CHEBI:34591 Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL346231 Y
ChemSpider	6119 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.779
EC Number	200-856-7
Gmelin Reference	25941
KEGG	C14708 Y
PubChem CID	6359
RTECS number	PA5310000
UNII	7LN464CH2O
UN number	2810 3082
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1020198
InChI InChI=1S/CHBrCl2/c2-1(3)4/h1H Y Key: FMWLUWPQPKEARP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/CHBrCl2/c2-1(3)4/h1H Key: FMWLUWPQPKEARP-UHFFFAOYAR
SMILES BrC(Cl)Cl
Properties
Chemical formula	CHBrCl2
Molar mass	163.8 g/mol
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	1.980 g/cm3
Melting point	−57 °C (−71 °F; 216 K)
Boiling point	90 °C (194 °F; 363 K)
Solubility in water	4.5 g/L at 20 °C
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	-66.3·10−6 cm3/mol
Refractive index (nD)	1.4964
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H302, H315, H319, H335, H350
Precautionary statements	P201, P202, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P281, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

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Bromodichloromethane has formerly been used as a flame retardant, and a solvent for fats and waxes and because of its high density for mineral separation. Now it is only used as a reagent or intermediate in organic chemistry.

Bromodichloromethane can also occur in municipally-treated drinking water as a by-product of the chlorine disinfection process.^[1]

According to the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit organization that strives to educate consumers about potential chemical and environmental health risks, bromodichloromethane can increase the risk of cancer, harm to reproduction and child development, and may cause changes to fetal growth and development in when present in quantities higher than 0.06 parts per billion (ppb).^[2] This data largely comes from studies reviewed or conducted by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. ^[3] No standards regulating the presence of bromodichloromethane in drinking water currently exist in the United States.^[4]