Dibromochloromethane
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Dibromochloromethane is a compound with formula CHBr2Cl. It is a trihalomethane
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Dibromochloromethane was formerly used as a flame retardant and as an intermediate in chemicals manufacturing. Today it is used only as a laboratory reagent.
Small quantities of dibromochloromethane are produced in ocean by algae.
Trihalomethane
Trihalomethanes are chemical compounds in which three of the four hydrogen atoms of methane are replaced by halogen atoms. Many trihalomethanes find uses in industry as solvents or refrigerants. THMs are also environmental pollutants, and many are considered carcinogenic...
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Dibromochloromethane was formerly used as a flame retardant and as an intermediate in chemicals manufacturing. Today it is used only as a laboratory reagent.
Small quantities of dibromochloromethane are produced in ocean by algae.