9613. 2,4,6-Tribromophenol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 118-79-6
Bromol.
C6H3Br3O; mol wt 330.80.
C 21.78%, H 0.91%, Br 72.46%, O 4.84%.

Description and references

Prepd by controlled bromination of phenol: Konecny, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 76, 4993 (1954). Toxicity study: E. F. Stohlman, Public Health Rep. 66, 1303 (1951).

Chemical structure

Properties

Long crystals; d 2.55; mp 94-96°; bp 244°. Sublimable. Sol in 14,000 parts water at 15°; sol in alcohol, chloroform, ether, glycerol oils. LD50 orally in rats: <2000 mg/kg (Stohlman).