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1,2-dibromo-2-nitro-1-phenylethane
Substance index - selected nitrocompounds tested by our group /

CAS: 3425-99-8
MW: 308.957
Brutto formula: C8H7NO2Br2
M.p. [oC]: 89 [Ref.]
IR [cm-1]: 1578, 1357 [Ref.]
1H-NMR [ppm]: 5.50 (d, 1H), 6.60 (d, 1H), 7.45 (m, 5H) [Ref.]


Preparation [Ref.]:
To solution of 6g of (E)-2-phenyl-1-nitroethene in 20mL of methylene chloride, 6g of bromine was added, and obtained mixture was refluxed by 2h. After evaporation of solvent and recrystallization from cyclohexane, 1,2-dibromo-2-nitro-1-phenylethane was obtained with yield up to 85%.


Applications:

Single crystal X-ray structure of (Z)-1-bromo-1-nitro-2-phenylethene
Łapczuk-Krygier A., Ponikiewski Ł.
Current Chemistry Letters, 4, 21-26 (2015)


Similar compounds: (E)-2-phenyl-1-cyano-1-nitroethene




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