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| IUPAC name Thionyl bromide | |||
| Other names Sulfur oxy dibromide | |||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.332 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| SOBr2 | |||
| Molar mass | 207.87 g/mol | ||
| Appearance | colorless liquid | ||
| Density | 2.688 g/mL, liquid[1] | ||
| Melting point | −52 °C (−62 °F; 221 K) ; may includesupercooling[1] | ||
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| decomposes | |||
| Solubility | reacts inHBr, acetone, and alcohol soluble in benzene, toluene, ether | ||
| Structure | |||
| trigonal pyramidal | |||
| 1.47 D[1] | |||
| Hazards[2] | |||
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Main hazards | Readily decomposes in air to toxic gases | ||
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| Danger | |||
| H312,H314,H332 | |||
| P280,P305+P351+P338,P310 | |||
| Flash point | Non-flammable | ||
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | "External MSDS" | ||
| Related compounds | |||
Related compounds | SOCl2,SeOCl2; | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |||
Thionyl bromide is the chemical compound SOBr2. It is less stable and less widely used than itschloride analogue,thionyl chloride, but engages in similar reactions.[3]
It is prepared by the action ofhydrogen bromide on thionyl chloride,[4] although the corresponding reaction at higher pH (i.e. alkali bromides) proceeds only with difficulty:[1]
Phosphorus trichlorodibromide (but notphosphorus pentabromide) convertssulfur dioxide to thionyl bromide. Thionyl chlorobromide appears to be a key intermediate in these syntheses, but has not been isolated.[1]
Thionyl bromide will convertalcohols to alkyl bromides and carboxylic acids to acyl bromides. Unlike with thionyl chloride, stoichiometric bases are problematic activating agents, because free bromide anions decompose thionyl bromide totribromide,sulfur dioxide, andsulfur.[1]
It can be used for brominations of certain α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.[5]
It may occasionally be used as a solvent.[6][7]
SOBr2 hydrolyzes readily in air to release dangerous fumes ofsulfur dioxide andhydrogen bromide.
Decomposition tobromine andsulfur monoxide does not occur except at elevated temperatures.[1]
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