1,2-Dibromotetrachloroethane
Chemical compound
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1,2-Dibromotetrachloroethane (DBTCE) is an organohalide with the chemical formula C2Br2Cl4. It is a crystalline solid that emits lachrymatory (tear-producing) vapours.[2] Dibromotetrachloroethane can be used as a fungicide,[2] flame retardant[3] and a source for bromine in the laboratory.[4] Because the 1,1-dibromotetrachloroethane isomer is rare, 1,2-dibromotetrachloroethane is frequently referred to as simply dibromotetrachloroethane.
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1,2-Dibromo-1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane | |
| Other names
dibromotetrachloroethane, sym-Dibromotetrachloroethane, DBTCE, Bromure de chloréthose ("bromide of chlorethose") | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.125 |
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| C2Br2Cl4 | |
| Molar mass | 325.63 g·molâ1 |
| Appearance | Crystalline solid |
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| H302, H315, H319, H335 | |
| P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P330, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Reactions and synthesis
Dibromotetrachloroethane decomposes to Tetrachloroethylene and bromine when heated. Reacted with potassium sulphide, it gives tetrachloroethylene, potassium bromide and sulphur:[5]
- C2Br2Cl4 + K2S â C2Cl4 + S + 2 KBr
Dibromotetrachloroethane, when reacted with aniline at 140 to 150 °C, gives pure tetrachloroethylene.[6]
When reacted with compounds like cyclohexene, 2,2,4-trimethylpentene, 1-hexene, 1-octene, 2-methyl-1-butene and 2,2,4-trimethyl-2-pentene, it yields allylic monobromides via bromination. Dibromotetrachloroethane loses both of its bromine atoms, leaving tetrachloroethylene and hydrogen bromide.[7]
Dibromotetrachloroethane was discovered by the Italian chemist Faustino Malaguti in 1846.[8] Malaguti exposed a mixture of Tetrachloroethylene (then known as chloréthose) and bromine to sunlight. It was named Bromure de chloréthose ("bromide of chlorethose") after its synthesis method.[5] Similar to Malaguti's method, modern synthesis of dibromotetrachloroethane uses bromine dissolved in carbon tetrachloride on tetrachloroethylene.