Tetrabromomethane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    558-13-4

    Molecular formula
    CBr4

    SMILES
    C(Br)(Br)(Br)Br

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Odorless 38.93%
    Fishy 26.8%
    Meaty 25.14%
    Sulfurous 23.58%
    Green 21.25%
    Sweet 20.55%
    Ripe 20.14%
    Savory 19.33%
    Fresh 18.52%
    Cheesy 17.72%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.4

    Molecular weight
    331.63 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Melting point expt.

    • 194 °F (NIOSH, 2024)
    • 90.1 °C
    • 90 °C
    • 194 °F

    Boiling point

    • 374 °F at 760 mmHg (NIOSH, 2024)
    • 189.5 °C
    • 190 °C
    • 374 °F

    Flash point est.
    52.35 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • 0.02 % (NIOSH, 2024)
    • Sol in alcohol, ether, chloroform
    • Soluble in ethanol, chloroform, and ethyl ether.
    • In water, 0.024 g/100 ml @ 30 °C
    • Solubility in water: none
    • 0.02%

  • Synonyms

    • Carbon tetrabromide
    • TETRABROMOMETHANE
    • 558-13-4
    • Methane, tetrabromo-
    • Carbon bromide
    • Methane tetrabromide
    • CBr4
    • Carbon bromide (CBr4)
    • Bromid uhlicity
    • Carbontetrabromide
    • Tetrabrommethan
    • Methane, tetrabromide
    • tetrabromidocarbon
    • Tetrabromkohlenstoff
    • Kohlenstofftetrabromid
    • NSC 6179
    • HSDB 2032
    • EINECS 209-189-6
    • UNII-NLH657095L
    • BRN 1732799
    • NLH657095L
    • NSC-6179
    • DTXSID8060327
    • CHEBI:47875
    • 4-01-00-00085 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • MFCD00000117
    • Bromid uhlicity [Czech]
    • UN2516
    • perbromomethane
    • carbon-bromide
    • tetrabromocarbon
    • tetrabromometliane
    • tetra-bromomethane
    • tetrabromo methane
    • tetrabromo-methane
    • Carboneum Bromatum
    • Tetra bromo methane
    • carbon tetra-bromide
    • Carbon tetra bromide
    • WLN: EXEEE
    • tetrakis(bromanyl)methane
    • TETRABROMOMETHANE [HSDB]
    • DTXCID7041968
    • NSC6179
    • AKOS009107208
    • FC32087
    • UN 2516
    • Tetrabromomethane, ReagentPlus(R), 99%
    • BP-14002
    • Carbon tetrabromide [UN2516] [Poison]
    • Tetrabromomethane, purum, >=97.0% (GC)
    • NS00021214
    • T0038
    • E78846
    • A830822
    • Q423556
    • F1905-7234
    • Carbon tetrabromide, 98% (dry wt.), may cont. up to ca 6% water
    • 209-189-6

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 101.81
    methanol 78.03
    isopropanol 110.47
    water 1.21
    ethyl acetate 192.37
    n-propanol 103.31
    acetone 224.51
    n-butanol 125.83
    acetonitrile 78.36
    DMF 419.38
    toluene 255.83
    isobutanol 94.38
    1,4-dioxane 401.72
    methyl acetate 152.14
    THF 810.16
    2-butanone 192.16
    n-pentanol 104.15
    sec-butanol 119.88
    n-hexane 96.45
    ethylene glycol 30.24
    NMP 573.69
    cyclohexane 163.45
    DMSO 431.32
    n-butyl acetate 184.67
    n-octanol 144.18
    chloroform 420.11
    n-propyl acetate 148.01
    acetic acid 100.85
    dichloromethane 346.72
    cyclohexanone 338.49
    propylene glycol 45.73
    isopropyl acetate 202.38
    DMAc 410.02
    2-ethoxyethanol 156.96
    isopentanol 130.13
    n-heptane 103.72
    ethyl formate 110.66
    1,2-dichloroethane 248.15
    n-hexanol 146.62
    2-methoxyethanol 230.25
    isobutyl acetate 127.28
    tetrachloromethane 165.33
    n-pentyl acetate 194.4
    transcutol 321.74
    n-heptanol 128.54
    ethylbenzene 144.7
    MIBK 215.8
    2-propoxyethanol 242.31
    tert-butanol 187.28
    MTBE 246.15
    2-butoxyethanol 179.66
    propionic acid 86.02
    o-xylene 204.85
    formic acid 32.02
    diethyl ether 260.7
    m-xylene 222.51
    p-xylene 176.03
    chlorobenzene 228.07
    dimethyl carbonate 145.45
    n-octane 71.1
    formamide 58.51
    cyclopentanone 440.69
    2-pentanone 234.18
    anisole 239.84
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 446.77
    gamma-butyrolactone 386.7
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 240.58
    pyridine 294.54
    3-pentanone 196.69
    furfural 336.31
    n-dodecane 55.71
    diethylene glycol 146.87
    diisopropyl ether 188.02
    tert-amyl alcohol 170.04
    acetylacetone 309.18
    n-hexadecane 62.37
    acetophenone 218.37
    methyl propionate 182.72
    isopentyl acetate 183.01
    trichloroethylene 382.08
    n-nonanol 142.75
    cyclohexanol 196.79
    benzyl alcohol 149.95
    2-ethylhexanol 134.12
    isooctanol 120.54
    dipropyl ether 222.9
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 219.5
    ethyl lactate 92.58
    propylene carbonate 247.68
    n-methylformamide 118.68
    2-pentanol 135.09
    n-pentane 102.21
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 218.78
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 242.7
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 192.95
    mesitylene 193.96
    ε-caprolactone 302.46
    p-cymene 139.62
    epichlorohydrin 414.99
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 326.04
    2-aminoethanol 52.72
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 453.71
    sulfolane 583.11
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 76.86
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 492.78
    n-hexyl acetate 227.77
    isooctane 74.37
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 218.0
    sec-butyl acetate 142.85
    tert-butyl acetate 286.43
    decalin 98.78
    glycerin 72.82
    diglyme 367.25
    acrylic acid 81.56
    isopropyl myristate 151.68
    n-butyric acid 138.18
    acetyl acetate 158.27
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 131.0
    ethyl propionate 159.04
    nitromethane 155.36
    1,2-diethoxyethane 236.09
    benzonitrile 156.56
    trioctyl phosphate 110.03
    1-bromopropane 216.31
    gamma-valerolactone 443.75
    n-decanol 119.72
    triethyl phosphate 122.37
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 114.24
    propionitrile 94.72
    vinylene carbonate 188.85
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 266.92
    DMS 170.19
    cumene 121.88
    2-octanol 127.37
    2-hexanone 169.85
    octyl acetate 172.41
    limonene 193.36
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 333.06
    ethyl orthosilicate 129.14
    tributyl phosphate 113.93
    diacetone alcohol 256.21
    N,N-dimethylaniline 225.34
    acrylonitrile 101.32
    aniline 199.57
    1,3-propanediol 91.52
    bromobenzene 268.19
    dibromomethane 292.98
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 370.27
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 178.33
    tetrabutyl urea 164.87
    diisobutyl methanol 130.29
    2-phenylethanol 178.7
    styrene 170.11
    dioctyl adipate 182.95
    dimethyl sulfate 253.26
    ethyl butyrate 171.32
    methyl lactate 117.84
    butyl lactate 128.4
    diethyl carbonate 121.69
    propanediol butyl ether 137.51
    triethyl orthoformate 157.94
    p-tert-butyltoluene 157.53
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 269.08
    morpholine 367.3
    tert-butylamine 155.56
    n-dodecanol 105.71
    dimethoxymethane 407.57
    ethylene carbonate 168.85
    cyrene 228.83
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 209.84
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 175.88
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 263.37
    4-methylpyridine 310.8
    dibutyl ether 183.79
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 130.29
    DEF 275.16
    dimethyl isosorbide 378.33
    tetrachloroethylene 249.62
    eugenol 222.97
    triacetin 195.46
    span 80 203.95
    1,4-butanediol 47.27
    1,1-dichloroethane 252.62
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 110.69
    methyl formate 111.4
    2-methyl-1-butanol 117.17
    n-decane 77.36
    butyronitrile 116.97
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 143.87
    1-chlorooctane 149.9
    1-chlorotetradecane 93.09
    n-nonane 77.66
    undecane 63.67
    tert-butylcyclohexane 95.94
    cyclooctane 107.37
    cyclopentanol 221.24
    tetrahydropyran 385.93
    tert-amyl methyl ether 257.85
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 298.75
    1-hexene 141.94
    2-isopropoxyethanol 149.48
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 64.19
    methyl butyrate 173.45

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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