▁ ▁divers ifolia ▁Category : T rees ▁of ▁Mexico ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁A im é ▁Bon pl and <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch lor o iod om eth ane ▁is ▁the ▁hal om eth ane ▁with ▁the ▁formula ▁is ▁. ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁color less ▁liquid ▁of ▁use ▁in ▁organ ic ▁synth esis . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁other ▁i od om eth anes , ▁ch lor o iod om eth ane ▁is ▁produced ▁by ▁some ▁micro organ isms . ▁ ▁App lications ▁Ch lor o iod om eth ane ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁cy clo prop an ation ▁( Sim mon - Smith ▁reaction ), ▁where ▁it ▁often ▁rep laces ▁di iod om eth ane ▁because ▁of ▁higher ▁yields ▁and ▁select ivity . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁Mann ich ▁reaction , ▁am in om eth yl ation , ▁epo x id ation , ▁ring ▁opening ▁and ▁addition ▁to ▁terminal ▁al ken es . ▁ ▁Upon ▁reaction ▁with ▁tri phen yl ph osph ine ▁it ▁aff ords ▁the ▁ch lor om eth yl ene ▁agent ▁Ph 3 P = CH Cl . ▁ ▁It ▁react s ▁with ▁organ ol ith ium ▁comp ounds ▁to ▁give ▁ch lor om eth yll ith ium ▁( Cl CH 2 Li ). ▁ ▁Cry stal log raph y ▁It ▁cry st all izes ▁orth or h omb ic ▁cry stal ▁system ▁with ▁space ▁group ▁P n ma ▁with ▁lattice ▁constants : ▁a ▁= ▁