1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane

1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane
	Other names Dibromochloropropane
Identifiers
CAS Number	96-12-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Abbreviations	DBCP
ChemSpider	7008 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.255
KEGG	C14336 ;
PubChem CID	7280;
UNII	96K0FD4803 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3020413 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C3H5Br2Cl/c4-1-3(5)2-6/h3H,1-2H2 Key: WBEJYOJJBDISQU-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C3H5Br2Cl/c4-1-3(5)2-6/h3H,1-2H2 Key: WBEJYOJJBDISQU-UHFFFAOYAN;
	SMILES BrC(CBr)CCl;
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H5Br2Cl
Molar mass	236.33 g/mol
Appearance	Dense colorless liquid
Odor	pungent odor at high concentrations
Density	2.05 g/mL
Melting point	6.1 °C (43.0 °F; 279.2 K)
Boiling point	195.5 °C (383.9 °F; 468.6 K)
Solubility in water	0.1%
Vapor pressure	0.8 mmHg (20 °C)
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	carcinogen
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Hazard statements	H301, H340, H350, H360, H373, H412
Precautionary statements	P201, P273, P301+P310, P308+P313
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	2 1 1
Flash point	76.7 °C (170.1 °F; 349.8 K)
	NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	TWA 0.001 ppm
REL (Recommended)	Ca
IDLH (Immediate danger)	Ca, N.D.
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (dibromochloropropane), better known as DBCP, is the organic compound with the formula BrCH(CH₂Br)(CH₂Cl). It is a dense colorless liquid although commercial samples often appear amber or even brown. It is the active ingredient in the nematicide Nemagon, also known as Fumazone.

It is a soil fumigant formerly used in American agriculture. In mammals, it causes male sterility at high levels of exposure. After discovery of its deleterious health effects on humans, the compound was banned from use in 1979 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The continuing presence of the chemical as a contaminant in ground water remains a problem for many communities for years after end of use.

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