Nomenclature
CAS number: 99-73-0
2-Bromo-1-(4-bromophenyl)ethanone; 2,4′-dibromoacetophenone;
p,α-dibromoacetophenone.
C
8H
6Br
2O; mol wt 277.94.
C 34.57%, H 2.18%, Br 57.50%, O 5.76%.
Description and references
Prepd by adding bromine to p-bromoacetophenone
in glacial acetic acid at below 20°: Langley, Org. Synth. coll. vol. I, 127 (2nd ed., 1941).
Properties
Crystals from ethanol, mp 109-110°. Very sol in warm alcohol.Use
Identification of carboxylic acids.