Hexabromobenzene

Hexabromobenzene is an aromatic compound. It is a derivative of benzene in which all hydrogen atoms are replaced by bromine atoms.

Hexabromobenzene
Names
IUPAC name
Hexabromobenzene
Other names
  • Perbromobenzene
  • HBB
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.613
UNII
Properties
C6Br6
Molar mass 551.490 g·mol−1
Appearance Monoclinic needles or white powder.[1]
Odor Odorless[2]
Melting point 327 °C (621 °F; 600 K) [2]
0.16x10−3 mg/L (insoluble)[1]
Solubility Slightly soluble in Ethanol, Diethyl ether[3]
Solubility in Acetic acid Soluble[3]
Solubility in Benzene 10%[4]
Solubility in Chloroform 10%[4]
Solubility in Petroleum ether 10%[4]
log P 6.07[1]
Hazards
Safety data sheet LCSS 6905
GHS pictograms [2]
GHS Signal word Danger[2]
H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335, H413[1]
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+312, P302+352, P304+312, P304+340, P305+351+338, P312, P321, P322, P330, P332+313, P362, P363, P403+233, P405, P501[1]
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Flammability code 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterHealth code 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformReactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Hexabromobenzene has seen use in high voltage capacitors as a flame retardant.[5] It also has applications as a starting material in the formation of thin graphene-like films for low cost energy storage devices and capacitors.[6]

References

  1. CID 6905 from PubChem
  2. Record in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  3. Weast, R.C. (1979). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (60 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press Inc. p. C-165. ISBN 9780849315565.
  4. Weast, Robert C.; Astle, Melvin J. (1985). CRC Handbook of Data On Organic Compounds. 1. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press Inc. p. 176. ISBN 9780849304002.
  5. US Grant 6909590, Tsukasa Sato, Isao Fujiwara, Makoto Morita, Kenichi Horikawa, "High voltage capacitor and magnetron", published 2004-08-09, issued 2005-06-21, assigned to TDK Corp
  6. Kudaş, Züleyha; Gür, Emre; Ekinci, Duygu (11 June 2018). "Synthesis of Graphene-like Films by Electrochemical Reduction of Polyhalogenated Aromatic Compounds and their Electrochemical Capacitor Applications". Langmuir. 34 (27): 7958–7970. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01177. PMID 29890834.


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