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1,1-dibromoethane
Sign in to save1,1-Dibromoethane is a clear, slightly brown, flammable chemical compound. It is classified as an organobromine compound, and has the chemical formula CHBr and it is a position isomer of 1,2-dibromoethane. It is commonly seen in industrial chemistry, where it is used as a fuel additive. It is also used as a grain and soil fumigant for insect control.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H4Br2
- Molecular weight
- 187.86 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,1-dibromoethane
- SMILES
- CC(Br)Br
- InChIKey
- APQIUTYORBAGEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.3
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- bromine
- Mass
- 185.867974328
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- canonical SMILES
- CC(Br)Br
- refractive index
- 1.51277
- chemical formula
- C₂H₄Br₂
- Commons category
- 1,1-Dibromoethane
- density
- 2.06
- melting point
- -63
- boiling point
- 108.1
- standard enthalpy of formation
- -66.2
- electric dipole moment
- 2.14
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1,1-Dibromoethane is a clear, slightly brown, flammable chemical compound. It is classified as an organobromine compound, and has the chemical formula CHBr and it is a position isomer of 1,2-dibromoethane. It is commonly seen in industrial chemistry, where it is used as a fuel additive. It is also used as a grain and soil fumigant for insect control.
==Synthesis== 1,1-Dibromoethane is synthesized through addition of hydrogen bromide onto vinyl bromide with absence of peroxide radical. 400px
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