Dibromoacetylene
Sign in to saveDibromoacetylene is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is a molecular chemical compound containing acetylene, with its hydrogen substituted by bromine. Its molecule is linear, with the structure .
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- Mass
- 181.8366742
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- canonical SMILES
- C(#CBr)Br
- chemical formula
- C₂Br₂
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Dibromoacetylene is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is a molecular chemical compound containing acetylene, with its hydrogen substituted by bromine. Its molecule is linear, with the structure .
==Production== Dibromoacetylene can be made by reacting 1,1,2-tribromoethylene with potassium hydroxide. This method has a danger of causing explosions.
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