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Preferred IUPAC name 1-Bromonaphthalene | |
Other names α-Bromonaphthalene | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.787 |
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MeSH | C108222 |
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Chemical formula | C10H7Br |
Molar mass | 207.070 g·mol |
Appearance | Colorless liquid |
Density | 1.48 g/mL |
Melting point | 1–2 °C (34–36 °F; 274–275 K) |
Boiling point | 132–135 °C at 12 mm; 145–148 °C at 20 mm |
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1-Bromonaphthalene is an organic compound with the formula C10H7Br.
It is one of two isomeric bromonaphthalenes, the other being 2-bromonaphthalene. Under normal conditions, the substance is a colorless liquid.
Synthesis and reactions
It is prepared by treatment of naphthalene with bromine:
- C10H8 + Br2 → C10H7Br + HBr
The compound exhibits many reactions typical of aryl bromides. Bromide can be displaced by cyanide to give the nitrile. It forms a Grignard reagent and organolithium compound. 1-Lithionaphthalene can be further lithiated to give 1,8-dilithionaphthalene, a precursor to peri-naphthalene compounds.
Applications
Because of its high refractive index (1.656-1.659nD), 1-bromonaphthalene is used as an embedding agent in microscopy and for determining the refraction of crystals.
The compound is also used as a precursor to various substituted derivatives of naphthalene.
See also
References
- "α-BROMONAPHTHALENE". Organic Syntheses. 1: 35. 1921. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.001.0035.
- "α-NAPHTHOIC ACID". Organic Syntheses. 11: 80. 1931. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.011.0080.
- "1-Bromonaphthalene".