Chemical compound
Bromobenzene
Structure of bromobenzene
Space-filling model of bromobenzene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Other names
Phenyl Bromide Bromobenzol Monobromobenzene
Identifiers
1236661
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.003.295
EC Number
KEGG
RTECS number
UNII
UN number
2514
InChI=1S/C6H5Br/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H
Y Key: QARVLSVVCXYDNA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Y InChI=1/C6H5Br/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H
Key: QARVLSVVCXYDNA-UHFFFAOYAB
Properties
C 6 H 5 Br
Molar mass
157.010 g·mol−1
Appearance
Colourless liquid
Odor
Pleasant aromatic odor
Density
1.495 g cm−3 , liquid
Melting point
−30.8 °C (−23.4 °F; 242.3 K)
Boiling point
156 °C (313 °F; 429 K)
0.041 g/100 mL
Solubility
soluble in diethyl ether , alcohol , CCl4 miscible in chloroform , benzene , petroleum ether
Vapor pressure
4.18 mm Hg
-78.92·10−6 cm3 /mol
1.5602
Viscosity
1.080 mPa·s at 25 °C[ 2]
1.124 mPa·s at 20 °C
Hazards
GHS labelling :
Warning
H226 , H315 , H411
P210 , P233 , P240 , P241 , P242 , P243 , P264 , P273 , P280 , P302+P352 , P303+P361+P353 , P321 , P332+P313 , P362 , P370+P378 , P391 , P403+P235 , P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Flash point
51 °C (124 °F; 324 K)
565 °C (1,049 °F; 838 K)
Related compounds
Related halobenzenes
Fluorobenzene Chlorobenzene Iodobenzene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Bromobenzene is an aryl bromide and the simplest of the bromobenzenes , consisting of a benzene ring substituted with one bromine atom. Its chemical formula is C6 H5 Br . It is a colourless liquid although older samples can appear yellow. It is a reagent in organic synthesis .
Synthesis and reactions
Bromobenzene is prepared by the action of bromine on benzene in the presence of Lewis acid catalysts such as aluminium chloride or ferric bromide .[ 3]
Bromobenzene is used to introduce a phenyl group into other compounds. One method involves its conversion to the Grignard reagent , phenylmagnesium bromide . This reagent can be used, e.g. in the reaction with carbon dioxide to prepare benzoic acid .[ 4] Other methods involve palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions , such as the Suzuki reaction . Bromobenzene is used as a precursor in the manufacture of phencyclidine .
Toxicity
Animal tests indicate low toxicity.[ 5] Little is known about chronic effects.[ 6] [ 7]
For liver toxicity, the 3,4-epoxide is a proposed intermediate.[ 8]
References
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^ "Preparation of bromobenzene and iodobenzene". Journal of the Chemical Society, Abstracts . 38 : 316. 1880. doi :10.1039/CA8803800307 .
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^ Szymańska, J. A.; Piotrowski, J. K. (November 2000). "Hepatotoxicity of monobromobenzene and hexabromobenzene: effects of repeated dosage in rats". Chemosphere . 41 (10): 1689–1696. Bibcode :2000Chmsp..41.1689S . doi :10.1016/s0045-6535(00)00064-3 . ISSN 0045-6535 . PMID 11057697 .
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