2,6-Dibromophenol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

53-56 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

255-256 °C/740 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.8854 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5380 (estimate)

Flash point:

255-256°C

storage temp. 

room temp

solubility 

Soluble in DMSO

pka

6.89±0.10(Predicted)

form 

Crystals or Needles

color 

White

Water Solubility 

Soluble in ethanol and ether. Slightly soluble in water.

λmax

286nm(EtOH)(lit.)

BRN 

2043614

InChIKey

SSIZLKDLDKIHEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

608-33-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Phenol, 2,6-dibromo-(608-33-3)

EPA Substance Registry System

Phenol, 2,6-dibromo- (608-33-3)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,Xi

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-36/37/38-22

Safety Statements 

28-36/37-37/39-26-36

RIDADR 

UN 2811 6.1/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

Hazard Note 

Irritant

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29081000

Hazardous Substances Data

608-33-3(Hazardous Substances Data)

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2,6-Dibromophenol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

White crystals or needles

Uses

2,6-Dibromophenol is used in the production of 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde and 2-(2,6-dibromophenoxy)ethylbromide.

Uses

2,6-Dibromophenol is an off-flavor compound that is a metabolite of the spoilage bacteria Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris. 2,6-Dibromophenol is a metabolic inhibitor and an auxin-like molecule.

Definition

ChEBI: 2,6-dibromophenol is a dibromophenol that is phenol in which both of the hydrogens that are ortho to the phenolic hydroxy group have been replaced by bromines. It has a role as a marine metabolite. It is a bromohydrocarbon and a dibromophenol. It is functionally related to a 1,3-dibromobenzene.

General Description

2,6-Dibromophenol has been isolated from a luminous marine enteropneust, Balanoglossus biminiensis and is responsible for the characteristic ″iodoform-like″ odor of these animals.

Purification Methods

Distil the phenol under vacuum (at 10mm), then crystallise it from cold CHCl3 or from EtOH/water. [Beilstein 6 H 202, 6 I 106, 6 II 188, 6 III 755, 6 IV 1064.]

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