Halogenated hydrocarbons 1.2- dibromoethane

The observation of Kipping that octaphenylcyclotetrasilane reacts readily with i-tetrachloroethane and 1,2-dibromoethane, has been extended to a large variety of halogenated hydrocarbons. 4 A wide spectrum of halogenated methanes, ethanes, and propanes has been used. The ease of reaction appears to be dependent on several factors, including the number... 

Dibromoethane is a halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbon produced when gaseous ethylene comes in contact with bromine. The mixing of ethylene and bromine is accomplished in a variety of ways. One of the more common manufacturing processes involves a liquid-phase bromination of ethylene at 35°-85°C. After the bromination of ethylene, the mixture is neutralized to free acid and then purified by distillation. Other methods of 1,2-dibromoethane formation include the hydrobromination of acetylene and a reaction of 1,2-dibromoethane with water (Fishbein 1980 HSDB 1989). 

Heilman B, Brandt I. 1986. Effects of carcinogenic halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbons on [ H] thymidine incorporation into various organs of the mouse A comparison between 1,2-dibromoethane and 1,2-dichloroethane. Mutat Res 163 193-199. 

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