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bromobenzene
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Bromobenzene is an aryl bromide and the simplest of the bromobenzenes, consisting of a benzene ring substituted with one bromine atom. Its chemical formula is . It is a colourless liquid although older samples can appear yellow. It is a reagent in organic synthesis.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H5Br
- Molecular weight
- 157.01 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- bromobenzene
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)Br
- InChIKey
- QARVLSVVCXYDNA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 155.95746226
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₅Br
- Commons category
- Bromobenzene
- speed of sound
- 1169
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)Br
- MCN code
- 2903.99.21
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- melting point
- -30.6
- found in taxon
- Oecophylla smaragdina
- boiling point
- 156.06
- electric dipole moment
- 1.70
- ionization energy
- 8.98
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Synthesis and reactions
- Toxicity
- References
Bromobenzene is an aryl bromide and the simplest of the bromobenzenes, consisting of a benzene ring substituted with one bromine atom. Its chemical formula is . It is a colourless liquid although older samples can appear yellow. It is a reagent in organic synthesis.
==Synthesis and reactions== Bromobenzene is prepared by the action of bromine on benzene in the presence of Lewis acid catalysts such as aluminium chloride or ferric bromide.
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