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Sigma-Aldrich

Tetrabromomethane

ReagentPlus®, 99%

Synonym(s):

Carbon tetrabromide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CBr4
CAS Number:
558-13-4
Molecular Weight:
331.63
Beilstein:
1732799
EC Number:
209-189-6
MDL number:
MFCD00000117
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
PubChem Substance ID:
24892347
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor pressure

40 mmHg ( 96 °C)

Quality Level

200

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

99%

form

crystals

bp

190 °C (lit.)

mp

88-90 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

BrC(Br)(Br)Br

InChI

1S/CBr4/c2-1(3,4)5

InChI key

HJUGFYREWKUQJT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Tetrabromomethane can serve as a mediator, catalyst, and reagent in the synthesis of valuable chemicals.

Application

Tetrabromomethane may be used in the following applications:
  • As a transfer agent for the copolymerization of methylmethacrylate and p-divinylbenzene to form soluble crosslinked polymers.
  • As a catalyst for the aerobic photooxidative synthesis of aromatic esters from benzyl alcohols under metal-free conditions.
  • Bromination of adamantane and its derivatives in the presence of iron compounds as catalyst.

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Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H302,H315,H318,H335

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Preparation of soluble microgel by the copolymerization of methylmethacrylate with p?divinylbenzene in the presence of tetrabromomethane.
Chen H
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 22(9), 2123-2130 (1984)
Recent advances in the application of tetrabromomethane in organic synthesis
Kumar S, et al.
Inorganic chemistry frontiers, 8(15), 4288-4314 (2021)
Aerobic oxidative esterification of benzyl alcohols with catalytic tetrabromomethane under visible light irradiation.
Nobuta T
Tetrahedron Letters, 53(39), 5306-5308 (2012)
Bromination of adamantane and its derivatives with tetrabromomethane catalyzed by iron compounds.
Khusnutdinov RI
Russ. J. Org. Chem., 51(2), 184-187 (2015)
Yuko Shingu et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 1(14), 2518-2521 (2003-09-06)
The reaction of a 2-O-benzyl-1-hydroxy sugar with CBr4 and Ph3P generates a glycosyl bromide in situ, which is coupled with an acceptor alcohol in the presence of N,N-tetramethylurea to afford an alpha-glycosyl product virtually quantitatively. In a proposed pathway, the
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