1,1,2,2-TETRABROMOETHANE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO.

79-27-6

1,1,2,2-TETRABROMOETHANE
EINECS NO. 201-191-5
FORMULA Br2CHCHBr2
MOL WT. 345.65

H.S. CODE

  
TOXICITY Oral rat LD50: 1200 mg/kg
SYNONYMS

Acetylene Tetrabromide; Tetrabromoacetylene;

ËÄäåÒÒÍé; Tetrabromoethane; sym-Tetrabromoethane; TBE; s-Tetrabromoethane; 1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethylene; Muthmanns Liquid; 1,1,2,2-Tetrabromaethan (German); 1,1,2,2-Tetrabromoetano (Italian); 1,1,2,2-Tetrabroomethaan (Dutch);
SMILES  

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE

clear to pale yellow liquid
MELTING POINT

-1 - 1 C
BOILING POINT 244 C (Decomposes)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2.966
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Insoluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY 11.93

AUTOIGNITION

335 C

NFPA RATINGS

 Health: 3 Flammability: 0 Reactivity: 1

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT Not combustible
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS
  • Solvent for fats, oils, and greases
  • Flotation agent in processing and separation of mineral oils
  • Mercury substitute in manufacture of gauges and balancing equipment
  • Refractive index liquid in microscopy
  • Catalyst in synthetic fibers
  • Flame-retardant additive for polystyrenes, polyurethanes, and polyolefins
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear to pale yellow liquid
ASSAY
99.0% min
COLOR (APHA)

50 max
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS 6.1 (Packing Group: III)
UN NO. 2504
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: T+, Risk Phrases: 26/36/52/53, Safety Phrases: 24/27/45/61