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| − | '''Thionyl bromide''', SOBr<sub>2</sub>, is an orange-yellow liquid that fumes in moist air. | + | '''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"/> |
==Notes and references== | ==Notes and references== | ||
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| Thionyl bromide | |
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| 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 | [] |
| EC number | |
| ChemSpider | |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 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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