Vinyl bromide explained

Vinyl bromide is the organobromine compound with the formula . Classified as a vinyl halide, it is a colorless gas at room temperature. It is used as a reagent and a comonomer.

Synthesis, reactions, and applications

It is produced from ethylene dibromide:

is mainly consumted as a comonomer to confer fire retardant properties to acrylate polymers.

Vinyl bromide reacts with magnesium to give the corresponding Grignard reagent .^{[1] [2]}

Safety precautions

Vinyl bromide is listed in List of IARC Group 2A carcinogens as a suspected human carcinogen.

See also

• Vinyl chloride
• Allyl bromide
• Bromoethane

External links

• • • MSDS at Oxford University
• MSDS at mathesontrigas.com
• Vinyl bromide at IRIS
• Vinyl bromide at osha.gov
• IARC Summary & Evaluation of vinyl bromide
• Report on Carcinogens Background Document for Vinyl Bromide
• Synthesis of vinyl bromides
• The Kinetics of Pyrolysis of Vinyl Bromide
• UV absorption spectra
• UV Spectrum and Cross Sections
• 1H NMR spectrum

Notes and References

1. Di-n-butyldivinyltin. Dietmar Seyferth. Org. Synth. . 1959. 39. 10. 10.15227/orgsyn.039.0010.
2. 10.15227/orgsyn.068.0116. Palladium-catalyzed Coupling of Vinyl Triflates with Organostannanes: 4-tert-butyl-1-vinylcyclohexene and 1-(4-tert-butylcyclohexen-1-yl)-2-propen-1-one . Organic Syntheses . 1990 . 68 . 116. William J. Scott, G. T. Crisp, J. K. Stille .