Ethylene dibromide

Chinese aliases: (Di)bromoethylene; Dibromoethane; Dibromoethylene; Bromoethylene; Ethylene dibromide; 1,2-Dibromoethane (EDB); Ethylidene dibromide; Symmetrical dibromoethane; Tribromoethane

English name: 1,2-Dibromoethane

English aliases: Ethylene dibromide; 1,2-Dibromoethane 98+ %; 1.2-Dibromethane; Androst-5-ene-3B,17B-diol-17a-ethinyl; 1,2-Dibromaethan; 1,2-Dibromethan; 1,2-dibromethane; 1,2-Dibromoetano; 1,2-dibromo-ethan; 1,2-dibromoethane (EDB); 1,2-dibromoethane,glycoldibromide; 1,2-Dibroomethaan

CAS number: 106-93-4

EINECS number: 203-444-5

Molecular formula: C2H4Br2

Molecular weight: 187.8612

Structural formula:

Physical and chemical properties:

Appearance: A volatile colorless liquid at room temperature and pressure, with a special sweet odor.

Melting point: 9.9°C

Boiling point: 131.4°C

Relative density: 2.1792

Refractive index: 1.5380

Solubility: Soluble in about 250 parts water, miscible with ethanol, ether, carbon tetrachloride, benzene, gasoline, and many other organic solvents, forming azeotropes.

Product use: Used as an intermediate in organic synthesis.