Tribromoacetaldehyde

Structural formula
General
Surname	Tribromoacetaldehyde
other names	Bromal
Molecular formula	C 2 HBr 3 O
Brief description	yellow to brown liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 115-17-3 EC number 204-067-9 ECHA InfoCard 100,003,698 PubChem 8256 Wikidata Q21050552
properties
Molar mass	280.74 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	2.665 g cm −3 (25 ° C)
boiling point	174 ° C
solubility	soluble in water, ethanol and acetone
Refractive index	1.584 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances danger H and P phrases H: 301-310-314 P: 280-302 + 350-305 + 351 + 338-310
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Tribromoacetaldehyde is an inorganic chemical compound from the group of aldehydes .

Extraction and presentation

Tribromoacetaldehyde can be obtained by reacting bromine with ethanol or chloral .

properties

Tribromoacetaldehyde is a yellowish to brown liquid that is soluble in water and forms bromine hydrate. It is broken down into formic acid and bromoform by alkalis .

use

Tribromoacetaldehyde is used for organic syntheses (for example of tribromoethanol ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} data sheet Tribromoacetaldehyde, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on July 23, 2015 ( PDF ).
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Entry on tribromoacetaldehyde in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed July 23, 2015.
3. ↑ FK Beilstein: Handbook of organic chemistry . 1928, ISBN 5-88502-336-0 , pp. 935 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
4. ^ Textbook of anesthesiology . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-662-01556-8 , pp. 24 ( limited preview in Google Book search).