Bromobenzaldehyde
Bromobenzaldehydes are any of three organic compounds with the formula BrC6H4COH, consisting of a formyl group and a bromine atom attached to a central benzene ring. They can be considered as brominated derivatives of benzaldehyde, or as formylated derivatives of bromobenzene.
| Bromobenzaldehyde isomers | ||||
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| Common name and systematic name | 2-Bromobenzaldehyde[1] | 3-Bromobenzaldehyde[2] | 4-Bromobenzaldehyde[3][4] | |
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| Molecular formula | C7H5BrO (BrC6H4COH) | |||
| Molar mass | 185.020 g/mol | |||
| Appearance | colorless liquid | colorless liquid | white solid | |
| CAS number | [6630-33-7] | [3132-99-8] | [1122-91-4] | |
| Properties | ||||
| Density and phase | 1.585 g/ml, liquid | 1.587 g/ml, liquid | solid | |
| Solubility in water | practically insoluble | |||
| Melting point | 16–19 °C | 18–21 °C | 57 °C | |
| Boiling point | 230 °C | 233–236 °C | 255–258 °C | |
References
[edit]- ^ "2-Bromobenzaldehyde". ChemSpider. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "3-Bromobenzaldehyde". Sigma-Aldrich.
- ^ "4-Bromobenzaldehyde". ChemSpider. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "4-Bromobenzaldehyde". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.