BCDMH

BCDMH is a chemical disinfectant used for recreational water and drinking water purification. It is a white crystalline compound with a slight bromine and acetone odor and is insoluble in water, but soluble in acetone. BCDMH is an excellent source of both chlorine and bromine as it reacts slowly with water releasing hypochlorous acid and hypobromous acid. Chemically, BCDMH works in the following manner:

This produces more hypobromous acid. However, it should be noted that the hypochlorous acid itself does play in a direct role in the disinfectant process.