Tribromochloromethane
Tribromochloromethane is a tetrahalomethane with the chemical formula. This is an organic compound containing three bromine atoms and one chlorine atom attached to the methane backbone.
Synthesis
Tribromochloromethane can be prepared by the reflux reaction of carbon tetrachloride and aluminum tribromide or by the reaction of chlorocyclohexane and carbon tetrabromide in presence of ferric bromide.Also, dibromoformaldehyde oxime reacts with aqueous mercury dichloride solution, and then reacts with bromine and sodium acetate to obtain dibromochloronitrosomethane, which can then be refluxed with bromine to obtain tribromochloromethane.