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1,2-Dibromoethane has wider applications in the preparation of other organic compounds including those carrying modified diazocine rings [9] and vinyl bromide that is a precursor to some fire retardants. [4] In organic synthesis, 1,2-dibromoethane is used to brominate carbanions and to activate magnesium for certain Grignard reagents.
1,2-Dibromoethylene, also known as 1,2-dibromoethene and acetylene dibromide, is a dihalogenated unsaturated compound with one bromine on each of the two carbon atoms. There are two isomers of this compound, cis and trans .
6 CH 2 BrCl + 3 Br 2 + 2 Al → 6 CH 2 Br 2 + 2 AlCl 3 CH 2 BrCl + HBr → CH 2 Br 2 + HCl. In the laboratory, it is prepared from bromoform using sodium arsenite and sodium hydroxide: [4] CHBr 3 + Na 3 AsO 3 + NaOH → CH 2 Br 2 + Na 3 AsO 4 + NaBr. Another way is to prepare it from diiodomethane and bromine.
The preparation of EtBr stands as a model for the synthesis of bromoalkanes in general. It is usually prepared by the addition of hydrogen bromide to ethene: H 2 C=CH 2 + HBr → H 3 C-CH 2 Br. Bromoethane is inexpensive and would rarely be prepared in the laboratory.
1,1,2,2-Tetrabromoethane, or simply tetrabromoethane (TBE), is a halogenated hydrocarbon, chemical formula C 2 H 2 Br 4.Although three bromine atoms may bind to one of the carbon atoms creating 1,1,1,2-tetrabromoethane this is not thermodynamically favorable, so in practice tetrabromoethane is equal to 1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethane, where each carbon atom binds two bromine atoms.
Dibromoethane can refer to either of two isomeric organobromides with the molecular formula C 2 H 4 Br 2: 1,1-Dibromoethane (ethylidene dibromide) 1,2-Dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide)
Iodine, methyl iodide, and 1,2-dibromoethane are common activating agents. The use of 1,2-dibromoethane is advantageous as its action can be monitored by the observation of bubbles of ethylene. Furthermore, the side-products are innocuous: Mg + BrC 2 H 4 Br → C 2 H 4 + MgBr 2. The amount of Mg consumed by these activating agents is usually ...
The molecular formula C 2 H 4 Br 2 (molar mass: 187.86 g/mol, exact mass: 185.8680 u) may refer to: 1,1-Dibromoethane (ethylidene dibromide) 1,2-Dibromoethane , or ethylene dibromide (EDB)