Bromal

Bromal
Names
Other names
Tribromoacetaldehyde
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.698 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 204-067-9
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C2HBr3O/c3-2(4,5)1-6/h1H
    Key: YTGSYRVSBPFKMQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C(=O)C(Br)(Br)Br
Properties
C2HBr3O
Molar mass 280.741 g·mol−1
Appearance Oily liquid
Melting point −57.5 °C (−71.5 °F; 215.7 K)
Boiling point 174 °C (345 °F; 447 K)
Reacts to form bromal hydrate
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Toxic
GHS labelling:[2]
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS06: Toxic
Danger
H301, H310, H314
P260, P262, P264, P270, P280, P301+P316, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P330, P361+P364, P363, P405, P501
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
100 mg/kg (rat, oral)[1]
25 mg/kg (mice, oral)[1]
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Fluoral, Chloral, Iodal
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Bromal (tribromoacetaldehyde) is a brominated aldehyde. It reacts with water to form bromal hydrate.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Initial Submission: Acute Toxicity Studies of Tribromoacetaldehyde with Cover Letter dated 09/21/92". Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Toxic. 1992.
  2. ^ "Tribromoacetaldehyde". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  3. ^ Novak, A.; Whalley, E. (January 1960). "Infrared spectra of fluoral, chloral and bromal hydrates". Spectrochimica Acta. 16 (5): 521–527. Bibcode:1960AcSpe..16..521N. doi:10.1016/0371-1951(60)80008-2.