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Bromobenzenes are a group of halobenzenes formed in a substitution reaction
Substitution reaction

In a substitution reaction, a functional group in a particular chemical compound is replaced by another group . In organic chemistry, the electrophile and nucleophile substitution reactions are of prime importance....
 between bromine
Bromine

Bromine , , meaning "stench " ), is a chemical element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35. A halogen element, bromine is a reddish-brown Volatility liquid at Standard conditions for temperature and pressure that is intermediate in reactivity between chlorine and iodine....
 and benzene
Benzene

Benzene, or benzol, is an organic compound chemical compound and a known carcinogen with the molecular formula Carbon6Hydrogen6....
 with a hydrogen bromide
Hydrogen bromide

Hydrogen bromide is the diatomic molecule HydrogenBromine. Under standard conditions, HBr is a gas, but it can be liquified. The aqueous solution hydrobromic acid forms upon dissolving HBr in water....
 by-product
By-product

A by-product is a secondary or incidental product deriving from a manufacturing process, a chemical reaction or a biochemical pathway, and is not the primary product or service being produced....
. The name strictly refers to monobromobenzene, a benzene with a single bromine; however it can be used to refer to a benzene containing any number of bromine molecules. Bromobenzene is a clear pale yellow liquid.

obenzene can be used to prepare the corresponding Grignard reagent
Grignard reaction

The Grignard reaction, named after the French chemist Fran?ois Auguste Victor Grignard, is an organometallic chemistry chemical reaction in which alkyl- or aryl-magnesium halides , act as nucleophiles, attack electrophilic carbon atoms that are present within polar bonds to yield a carbon-carbon bond , thus altering hybridization about the r...
, phenylmagnesium bromide
Phenylmagnesium bromide

Phenylmagnesium bromide, with the simplified formula C6H5MgBr, is a magnesium-containing organometallic compound. It is so commonly used that it is commercially available as a solution in diethyl ether or tetrahydrofuran ....
. This can be used in a number of fashions, e.g.






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Bromobenzenes are a group of halobenzenes formed in a substitution reaction
Substitution reaction

In a substitution reaction, a functional group in a particular chemical compound is replaced by another group . In organic chemistry, the electrophile and nucleophile substitution reactions are of prime importance....
 between bromine
Bromine

Bromine , , meaning "stench " ), is a chemical element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35. A halogen element, bromine is a reddish-brown Volatility liquid at Standard conditions for temperature and pressure that is intermediate in reactivity between chlorine and iodine....
 and benzene
Benzene

Benzene, or benzol, is an organic compound chemical compound and a known carcinogen with the molecular formula Carbon6Hydrogen6....
 with a hydrogen bromide
Hydrogen bromide

Hydrogen bromide is the diatomic molecule HydrogenBromine. Under standard conditions, HBr is a gas, but it can be liquified. The aqueous solution hydrobromic acid forms upon dissolving HBr in water....
 by-product
By-product

A by-product is a secondary or incidental product deriving from a manufacturing process, a chemical reaction or a biochemical pathway, and is not the primary product or service being produced....
. The name strictly refers to monobromobenzene, a benzene with a single bromine; however it can be used to refer to a benzene containing any number of bromine molecules. Bromobenzene is a clear pale yellow liquid.

Uses

Bromobenzene can be used to prepare the corresponding Grignard reagent
Grignard reaction

The Grignard reaction, named after the French chemist Fran?ois Auguste Victor Grignard, is an organometallic chemistry chemical reaction in which alkyl- or aryl-magnesium halides , act as nucleophiles, attack electrophilic carbon atoms that are present within polar bonds to yield a carbon-carbon bond , thus altering hybridization about the r...
, phenylmagnesium bromide
Phenylmagnesium bromide

Phenylmagnesium bromide, with the simplified formula C6H5MgBr, is a magnesium-containing organometallic compound. It is so commonly used that it is commercially available as a solution in diethyl ether or tetrahydrofuran ....
. This can be used in a number of fashions, e.g. the reaction with carbon dioxide to prepare benzoic acid. Bromobenzene is used in the production of drugs.

Pharmacology

It is a toxic substance and can cause liver and nervous system damage if inhaled, ingested or absorbed through the skin.

See also


See Chlorobenzene
Chlorobenzene

Chlorobenzene is an aromatic organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5Cl. This a colorless, flammable liquid is a common solvent and a widely used intermediate in the manufacture of other chemicals....
 for extra detail as to the mechanism of the formation. Mechanism is by electrophillic substitution.