Bromine monochloride

Bromine monochloride, also called bromine(I) chloride, bromochloride, and bromine chloride, is an interhalogen inorganic compound with chemical formula BrCl. It is a very reactive golden 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. Its molecular structure in the gas phase was determined by microwave spectroscopy; the Br-Cl bond has a length of re = 2.1360376(18) Å. Its crystal structure was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction; the bond length in the solid state is 2.179(2) Å and the shortest intermolecular interaction is r(Cl···Br) = 3.145(2) Å.

Bromine monochloride
Names
Other names
bromine(I) chloride
bromochloride
bromine chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.034.169
EC Number
  • 237-601-4
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • EF9200000
UNII
UN number 2901
  • InChI=1S/BrCl/c1-2 Y
    Key: CODNYICXDISAEA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/BrCl/c1-2
    Key: CODNYICXDISAEA-UHFFFAOYAZ
SMILES
  • BrCl
Properties
BrCl
Molar mass 115.357 g/mol
Appearance golden yellow gas
Density 2.172 g/cm3
Melting point −54 °C (−65 °F; 219 K)
Boiling point 5 °C (41 °F; 278 K)
Solubility in water 8.5 g/L
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
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OX
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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