Dibromofluoromethane is a mixed halomethane. It is soluble in alcohol, acetone, benzene and chloroform. It is prepared from dibromomethane and antimony(III) fluoride.
Applications It can be used to prepare bromofluoromethane by reductive debromination with organotin hydride as tributyltin hydride.
Regulations Its ozone depletion potential (ODP) is 1.0 and it is included in list of Class I Ozone-Depleting Substances.
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