Tribromoethanol

Tribromoethanol
Clinical data
Trade namesAvertin
Other namesTribromoethyl alcohol
Identifiers
  • 2,2,2-Tribromoethanol
CAS Number
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ECHA InfoCard100.000.822 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC2H3Br3O
Molar mass282.757 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point73–79 °C (163–174 °F) [1][2]
Boiling point92–93 °C (198–199 °F) at 10 mmHg[1]
  • C(C(Br)(Br)Br)O
  • InChI=1S/C2H3Br3O/c3-2(4,5)1-6/h6H,1H2
  • Key:YFDSDPIBEUFTMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

2,2,2-Tribromoethanol, often called just tribromoethanol, is a chemical compound with formula Br3C−CH2OH. Its molecule can be described as that of ethanol, with the three hydrogen atoms in position 2 (on the methyl group) replaced by bromine. It is a white crystalline solid, soluble in water and other solvents, that absorbs strongly in the UV below 290 nm.[2]

Tribromoethanol is used in medicine and biology as an anesthetic, and has been available commercially for that purpose by the trade name Avertin. It was formerly used on humans[3] and is still often used on laboratory animals,[4] and to capture wild birds.[5] It is also used in plastics industry as a polymerization initiator.[6][7]

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