Bromal
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Names | |
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Other names
Tribromoacetaldehyde
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.698 |
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Properties | |
C2HBr3O | |
Molar mass | 280.741 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Oily liquid |
Melting point | −57.5 °C (−71.5 °F; 215.7 K) |
Boiling point | 174 °C (345 °F; 447 K) |
Reacts to form bromal hydrate | |
Hazards | |
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards
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Toxic |
GHS labelling:[2] | |
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Danger | |
H301, H310, H314 | |
P260, P262, P264, P270, P280, P301+P316, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P330, P361+P364, P363, P405, P501 | |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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100 mg/kg (rat, oral)[1] 25 mg/kg (mice, oral)[1] |
Related compounds | |
Related compounds
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Fluoral, Chloral, Iodal |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Bromal (tribromoacetaldehyde) is a brominated aldehyde. It reacts with water to form bromal hydrate.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Initial Submission: Acute Toxicity Studies of Tribromoacetaldehyde with Cover Letter dated 09/21/92". Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Toxic. 1992.
- ^ "Tribromoacetaldehyde". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
- ^ Novak, A.; Whalley, E. (January 1960). "Infrared spectra of fluoral, chloral and bromal hydrates". Spectrochimica Acta. 16 (5): 521–527. Bibcode:1960AcSpe..16..521N. doi:10.1016/0371-1951(60)80008-2.