Dibromobenzene

Dibromobenzenes are a group of bromobenzenes with the formula C6H4Br2, consisting of two bromine atoms bonded to a central benzene ring.

There are three isomers of dibromobenzene:

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Common name and systematic name

| 1,2-Dibromobenzene

| 1,3-Dibromobenzene{{cite web |website=PubChem |url=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7927 |title=1,3-Dibromobenzene}}

| 1,4-Dibromobenzene{{cite web|url=http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/DI/1,4-dibromobenzene.html|title=Safety data for 1,4-dibromobenzene|access-date=23 November 2011|archive-date=28 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128102742/http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/DI/1,4-dibromobenzene.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.freewtc.com/products/1-4-dibromobenzene-332549-44180.htm|title=1,4-Dibromobenzene LS026|access-date=23 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711035527/http://www.freewtc.com/products/1-4-dibromobenzene-332549-44180.htm#|archive-date=2011-07-11|url-status=dead}}{{cite book | title = Merck Index | edition = 14th | page = 3024 | date = 2006 | publisher = Merck & Co Inc. | location = Whitehouse Station, NJ}}

Structure

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Molecular formula

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Molar mass

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Appearance

| colorless liquid

| colorless liquid

| white solid

CAS number

| [583-53-9]

| [108-36-1]

| [106-37-6]

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Density and phase

| 1.9940 g/ml, liquid

| 1.9523 g/ml, liquid

| 1.84 g/ml, solid

Solubility in water

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Other solubilities

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| Soluble in 70 parts ethanol. Soluble in benzene, chloroform and very soluble in diethyl ether.

Melting point

| 7.1 °C

| −7.0 °C

| 87 °C

Boiling point

| 225 °C

| 218–220 °C

| 220.4 °C

See also

References

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Category:Bromobenzenes