Dibromofluoromethane

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 is 1.0 and it is included in list of Class I Ozone-Depleting Substances.