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Phenacyl bromide

Phenacyl bromide is the organic compound with the formula C6H5C(O)CH2Br. This colourless solid is a powerful lachrymator as well as a useful precursor to other organic compounds.

It is prepared by bromination of acetophenone:[2]

C6H5C(O)CH3 + Br2 → C6H5C(O)CH2Br + HBr

The compound was first reported in 1871.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Phenacyl Bromide, TCI America
  2. ^ R. M. Cowper and L. H. Davidson. "Phenacyl bromide". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 2, p. 480.
  3. ^ A. Emmerling and C. Engler (1871). "Ueber einige Abkömmlinge des Acetophenons". Ber. 4 (1): 147–149. doi:10.1002/cber.18710040149.