Bromofluorodiiodomethane is a tetrahalomethane with the chemical formula . This is an organic compound containing two iodine atoms, one bromine atom, and one fluorine atom attached to the methane backbone.
Synthesis Bromofluorodiiodomethane can be obtained as a byproduct in the reaction of (dibromo-fluoromethyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide, formed from triphenylphosphine and in THF, with iodine in DMF.
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