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Bromine monochloride
structural diagram
space-filling molecular model
Names
Other names bromine(I) chloride
bromochloride
bromine chloride
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
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ECHA InfoCard 100.034.169 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 237-601-4
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/BrCl/c1-2Key: CODNYICXDISAEA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/BrCl/c1-2Key: CODNYICXDISAEA-UHFFFAOYAZ
SMILES
  • BrCl
Properties
Chemical formula BrCl
Molar mass 115.357 g/mol
Density 2.172 g/cm³
Melting point -66 °C
Boiling point 5 °C
Solubility in other solvents 1.5 g/L
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Chemical compound

Bromine monochloride, also called bromine(I) chloride, bromochloride, and bromine chloride, is an interhalogen inorganic compound with chemical formula BrCl. It is an unstable brownish yellow gas with boiling point 5°C and melting point -66 °C. Its CAS number is 13863-41-7 and its EINECS number is 237-601-4. It is a strong oxidizing agent.

Uses

Bromine monochloride is used in analytical chemistry in determining low levels of mercury, to quantitatively oxidize mercury in the sample to Hg(II) state.

Bromine monochloride is used as a biocide, specifically as an algaecide, fungicide, and disinfectant, in industrial recirculating cooling water systems.

Addition of bromine monochloride is used in some types of Li-SO2 batteries to increase voltage and energy density.

See also

References

  1. Gangolli, S. (1999). The Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects. p. 676. ISBN 0854048081. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. "Battery Chemistry - Lithium / Thionyl Chloride". GlobalSpec. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
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