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Bromine

reagent grade

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Br2
CAS Number:
7726-95-6
Molecular Weight:
159.81
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329752027
UNSPSC Code:
12141915
EC Number:
231-778-1
MDL number:
MFCD00010896
Assay:
98.0-102.0% (by Na2S2O3, titration)
Grade:
reagent grade
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grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

100

vapor density

7.14 (vs air)

vapor pressure

175 mmHg ( 20 °C), 671 mmHg ( 55 °C)

assay

98.0-102.0% (by Na2S2O3, titration)

resistivity

7.8E18 μΩ-cm, 20°C

bp

58.8 °C (lit.)

mp

−7.2 °C (lit.)

density

3.119 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

BrBr

InChI

1S/Br2/c1-2

InChI key

GDTBXPJZTBHREO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Bromine is present in gaseous form in lower atmosphere generated by marine activity and as a by product produced from the leaded gasoline combustion. It is widely used as a brominating agent.

Application

Bromine may be used to catalyze:
  • Aziridination of olefins with chloramine-T to form N-tosyl aziridines.
  • Conversion of epoxides and CO2 to cyclic carbonates in a continuous flow system.
Bromine may be used as one of the reactants in the preparation of:
  • quinones
  • α,β-dibromosuccinic acid
  • (Z)-ethyl 2-bromo-5-(trimethylsilyl)pent-2-en-4-ynoate
  • α,α′-dibromo-2′,4′-dinitro-2(or3 or 4)-(acetyloxy)bibenzyls
  • dibenzylnaphthols

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Aquatic Acute 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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SHBT1509
SHBS5074
SHBS1836
SHBQ9711

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Reaction of bromine and chlorine with phenolic compounds and natural organic matter extracts-Electrophilic aromatic substitution and oxidation.
Criquet J, et al.
Water Research, 85, 476-486 (2015)
Metal Free Conducting PEDOS, PEDOT, and Their Analogues via an Unusual Bromine-Catalyzed Polymerization.
Patra A, et al.
Macromolecules, 48(24), 8760-8764 (2015)
Use of Bromine and Bromo-Organic Compounds in Organic Synthesis.
Saikia I, et al.
Chemical Reviews (2016)
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