2-(BROMOMETHYL)ANTHRAQUINONE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

203 °C (dec.) (lit.)

Boiling point:

470.8±34.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.597±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

storage temp. 

under inert gas (nitrogen or Argon) at 2-8°C

BRN 

2276854

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

RIDADR 

UN 3261 8/PG 2

WGK Germany 

3

F 

8

MSDS

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2-(BROMOMETHYL)ANTHRAQUINONE Usage And Synthesis

Purification Methods

Recrystallise the quinone from AcOH, wash the crystals with a little Et2O, dry it in air and then in a vacuum at 100o. It is prepared by bromination of 2-methylanthraquinone with Br2/PhNO2 at 145-150o, or N-bromosuccinimide in CCl4 containing a trace of (PhCOO)2. [Beilstein 7 IV 2576.]

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