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'''Thionyl bromide''', SOBr<sub>2</sub>, is an orange-yellow liquid that fumes in moist air.
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'''Thionyl bromide''', SOBr<sub>2</sub>, is an orange-yellow liquid that fumes in moist air. It is produced by passing anhydrous [[hydrogen bromide]] through [[thionyl chloride]],<ref name="Kirk-Othmer"/> and is used as a brominating agent in organic chemistry, e.g. for the conversion of [[alcohol]]s to [[bromoalkane]]s.<ref name="Kirk-Othmer"/>
  
 
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*{{citation | first1 = Jon | last1 = Brunvoll | first2 = István | last2 = Hargittai | first3 = Béla | last3 = Rozsondai | title = The molecular structure of thionyl bromide by gas phase electron diffraction | journal = J. Mol. Struct. | volume = 84 | issue = 1–2 | year = 1982 | pages = 153–55 | doi = 10.1016/0022-2860(82)85119-3}}.
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 8 January 2011

Thionyl bromide
Other names Thionyl dibromide
Sulfur oxobromide
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/Br2OS/c1-4(2)3
InChIKey HFRXJVQOXRXOPP-UHFFFAOYAY
Standard InChI InChI=1S/Br2OS/c1-4(2)3
Standard InChIKey HFRXJVQOXRXOPP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number [507-16-4]
EC number 208-064-3
ChemSpider 61483
Properties[1]
Chemical formula SOBr2
Molar mass 207.87 g mol−1
Appearance orange-yellow liquid
Density 2.69 g cm−3
Melting point

−52 °C

Boiling point

39 °C (2 kPa)

Solubility in water reacts violently
Related compounds
Other anions Thionyl fluoride
Thionyl chloride
Thionyl iodide
Other cations Selenium oxobromide
Tellurium oxobromide
Other compounds Disulfur dibromide
Sulfuryl bromide
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Thionyl bromide, SOBr2, is an orange-yellow liquid that fumes in moist air. It is produced by passing anhydrous hydrogen bromide through thionyl chloride,[1] and is used as a brominating agent in organic chemistry, e.g. for the conversion of alcohols to bromoalkanes.[1]

Notes and references

Notes

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ukeles, S. D.; Freiberg, M. Bromine, Inorganic Compounds. In Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology; John Wiley: New York, 2002. DOI: 10.1002/0471238961.021815131001031.

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