Chemistry:1,2-Dibromoethylene

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1,2-Dibromoethylene
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(E)-1,2-Dibromoethene.png
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(Z)-1,2-Dibromoethylene
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(E)-1,2-Dibromoethylene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,2-Dibromoethene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 208-747-6
UNII
Properties
C2H2Br2
Molar mass 185.846 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 2.246 g/cm3
Boiling point 110 °C (230 °F; 383 K)
Hazards
Main hazards Toxic
GHS pictograms GHS05: CorrosiveGHS06: ToxicGHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Danger
H301, H314, H315, H319, H335
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+310, P301+330+331, P302+352, P303+361+353, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P312, P321, P330, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P363, P403+233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

1,2-Dibromoethylene, also known as 1,2-dibromoethene and acetylene dibromide, is a dihalogenated unsaturated compound with one bromine on each of the two carbon atoms. There are two isomers of this compound, cis and trans. Both isomers are colorless liquids.

Synthesis

1,2-dibromoethylene can be synthesized by halogenation of acetylene C2H2 with bromine Br2.[1] In order to prevent the formation tetrahalogenated compounds, acetylene is used in excess, with Br2 as the limiting reagent.

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Alternately, halogenation of this kind could also be achieved through the use of two equivalents of N-bromosuccinimide and lithium bromide (LiBr). N-Bromosuccinimide provides Br+ as an electrophile, which is followed by Br from LiBr.[2]

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