1,2-Dibromoethane
A vicinal dibromoalkane with bromine on adjacent carbon atoms.
- Formula
- C2H4Br2
- Functional group
- Dihalogenoalkanes; Bromoalkanes
- Molar mass
- 187.86 g/mol
- Also known as
- Ethylene dibromide, Ethylene bromide, 1,2-二溴乙烷
Overview
A vicinal dibromoalkane with bromine on adjacent carbon atoms.
Addition of bromine across ethene places one bromine on each carbon while retaining the two-carbon skeleton. The resulting saturated molecule has no alkene double bond. Both carbon–bromine bonds belong to primary carbon environments.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C2H4Br2
- Functional group
- Dihalogenoalkanes; Bromoalkanes
- Molar mass
- 187.86 g/mol
- Also known as
- Ethylene dibromide, Ethylene bromide, 1,2-二溴乙烷
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- C(CBr)Br
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C2H4Br2/c3-1-2-4/h1-2H2
- PubChem CID
- 7839
Related compounds
- Dihalogenoalkanes
A vicinal dibromoalkane with bromine on adjacent carbon atoms.
- Bromoalkanes
A vicinal dibromoalkane with bromine on adjacent carbon atoms.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: 1,2-Dibromoethane (CID 7839)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and selected English aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-16. Chinese search names are curated nomenclature translations. Unspecified stereochemistry remains unspecified.
- OpenStax Organic Chemistry: Halogenation of alkenes: addition of X2John McMurry · OpenStax · 2023
Supports the qualitative structure and reactivity context; identity and numerical measurements retain their original references.