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Bromobenzaldehyde

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Bromobenzaldehydes are any of three organic compounds with the formula BrC6H4COH, consisting of a formyl group and a bromine atom attached to a central benzene ring. They can be considered as brominated derivatives of benzaldehyde, or as formylated derivatives of bromobenzene.

Bromobenzaldehyde isomers
Common name and systematic name 2-Bromobenzaldehyde 3-Bromobenzaldehyde 4-Bromobenzaldehyde
Structure
Molecular formula C7H5BrO (BrC6H4COH)
Molar mass 185.020 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid colorless liquid white solid
CAS number
Properties
Density and phase 1.585 g/ml, liquid 1.587 g/ml, liquid solid
Solubility in water practically insoluble
Melting point 16–19 °C 18–21 °C 57 °C
Boiling point 230 °C 233–236 °C 255–258 °C

References

  1. "2-Bromobenzaldehyde". ChemSpider. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. "3-Bromobenzaldehyde". Sigma-Aldrich.
  3. "4-Bromobenzaldehyde". ChemSpider. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. "4-Bromobenzaldehyde". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
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