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1,2-dibromoethane
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ethylene bromide, Glycol dibromide, EDB, DBE, sym-Dibromoethane, alpha,omega-dibromoethane, alpha,beta-dibromoethane, ethylene dibromide
1,2-Dibromoethane, also known as ethylene dibromide (EDB), is an organobromine compound with the chemical formula . Although trace amounts occur naturally in the ocean, where it is probably formed by algae and kelp, substantial amounts are produced industrially. It is a dense colorless liquid with a faint, sweet odor, detectable at 10 ppm. It is a widely used and sometimes-controversial fumigant. The combustion of 1,2-dibromoethane produces hydrogen bromide gas that is significantly corrosive.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H4Br2
- Molecular weight
- 187.86 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,2-dibromoethane
- SMILES
- C(CBr)Br
- InChIKey
- PAAZPARNPHGIKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
820 papersvia PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- bromine
- Mass
- 185.867974328
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- melting point
- 10
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0270
- density
- 2.17
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 769
- boiling point
- 131.6
- vapor pressure
- 12
- solubility
- 0.4
- ionization energy
- 10.37
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 153.8
- ceiling exposure limit
- 230.7
- canonical SMILES
- C(CBr)Br
- chemical formula
- C₂H₄Br₂
- Commons category
- 1,2-Dibromoethane
- found in taxon
- Carica papaya
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Preparation and use
- Pesticide
- Reagent
- Health effects
- References
- External links
1,2-Dibromoethane, also known as ethylene dibromide (EDB), is an organobromine compound with the chemical formula . Although trace amounts occur naturally in the ocean, where it is probably formed by algae and kelp, substantial amounts are produced industrially. It is a dense colorless liquid with a faint, sweet odor, detectable at 10 ppm. It is a widely used and sometimes-controversial fumigant. The combustion of 1,2-dibromoethane produces hydrogen bromide gas that is significantly corrosive.
==Preparation and use== It is produced by the reaction of ethylene gas with bromine, in a classic halogen addition reaction: CH=CH + Br → BrCH–CHBr
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