Hexabromoethane

Hexabromoethane
Names
	Other names perbromoethane
Identifiers
CAS Number	594-73-0;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	120156;
PubChem CID	136384;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80208128 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2Br6/c3-1(4,5)2(6,7)8 Key: POJPQMDDRCILHJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C(C(Br)(Br)Br)(Br)(Br)Br;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2Br6
Molar mass	503.446 g·mol−1
Appearance	yellowish crystals
Boiling point	210–215 °C (410–419 °F; 483–488 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds	Carbon tetrabromide; Octabromopropane; Ethane; Dibromoacetylene; Tetrabromoethylene; Hexafluoroethane; Hexachloroethane; Hexaiodoethane;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Hexabromoethane (HBE, perbromoethane) is a perbromocarbon with the chemical formula C₂Br₆. Its structure is Br₃C−CBr₃. It is a yellowish white crystalline solid.^[1] It decomposes to tetrabromoethylene upon heating.^[2] Like many other halocarbons, HBE decomposes when exposed to radiation.^[3]

References

↑ Holloway, M. D., Holloway, E. (2020). Dictionary of Industrial Terminology.
↑ Nefedov, OM; Maltsev, AK; Svyatkin, VA (1976),Direct spectroscopic study of the mechanism of thermal decomposition of hexahaloethanes and their silicon and germanium analogs using matrix isolation, Seriya Khimicheskaya
↑ Iyer, RM; Willard, JE, (1967) Production and Annealing of Br2 in the Radiolysis of Polycrystalline C2Br6: An In Situ Determination, The Journal of Chemical Physics. 46 (9): 3501–3506.

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[1] Holloway, M. D., Holloway, E. (2020). Dictionary of Industrial Terminology.

[2] Nefedov, OM; Maltsev, AK; Svyatkin, VA (1976),Direct spectroscopic study of the mechanism of thermal decomposition of hexahaloethanes and their silicon and germanium analogs using matrix isolation, Seriya Khimicheskaya

[3] Iyer, RM; Willard, JE, (1967) Production and Annealing of Br2 in the Radiolysis of Polycrystalline C2Br6: An In Situ Determination, The Journal of Chemical Physics. 46 (9): 3501–3506.

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Hexabromoethane

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