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Substance Name: Tetrabromomethane
RN: 558-13-4
UNII: NLH657095L
InChIKey: HJUGFYREWKUQJT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Classification Code

  • TWA (0.1 ppm); STEL (0.3 ppm)

Molecular Formula

  • C-Br4

Molecular Weight

  • 331.627
 
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Names and Synonyms

Name of Substance

  • Carbon tetrabromide
  • Tetrabromomethane

Synonyms

  • 4-01-00-00085 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
  • BRN 1732799
  • Bromid uhlicity
  • Bromid uhlicity [Czech]
  • Carbon bromide (CBr4)
  • Carbon tetrabromide
  • EINECS 209-189-6
  • HSDB 2032
  • Methane, tetrabromide
  • Methane, tetrabromo-
  • NSC 6179
  • Tetrabromomethane
  • UNII-NLH657095L

Systematic Names

  • Carbon tetrabromide
  • Methane, tetrabromo-

Superlist Names

  • Carbon tetrabromide
  • Carbon tetrabromide [UN2516] [Poison]
  • Methane, tetrabromo-
  • Tetrabromomethane
  • UN2516

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 558-13-4

FDA UNII

  • NLH657095L

System Generated Number

  • 0000558134

Structure Descriptors

InChI

1S/CBr4/c2-1(3,4)5

InChIKey

HJUGFYREWKUQJT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Smiles

C(Br)(Br)(Br)Br

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
mouse LD50 intravenous 56mg/kg (56mg/kg)   U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. Vol. NX#01612,
mouse LD50 subcutaneous 298mg/kg (298mg/kg)   Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Vol. 4, Pg. 354, 1962.

Physical Properties

Physical Property Value Units Temp (deg C) Source
Melting Point 90.1 deg C   EXP
Boiling Point 189.5 deg C   EXP
log P (octanol-water) 3.42 (none)   EXP
Water Solubility 240 mg/L 30 EXP
Henry's Law Constant 4.91E-04 atm-m3/mole 25 EST
Atmospheric OH Rate Constant 0.0 cm3/molecule-sec 25 EST

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