Tribromoacetic acid

Tribromoacetic acid[1]
Names
IUPAC name
Tribromoacetic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.837 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-919-9
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C2HBr3O2/c3-2(4,5)1(6)7/h(H,6,7)
    Key: QIONYIKHPASLHO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C(=O)(C(Br)(Br)Br)O
Properties
C
2
HBr
3
O
2
Appearance Crystalline powder
Melting point 132 °C (270 °F; 405 K)
Boiling point 245 °C (473 °F; 518 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: Corrosive
Danger
H314
P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Tribromoacetic acid is the chemical compound with the formula CBr3CO2H. It is one of the haloacetic acids, but much less encountered and used than the closely related trichloroacetic and trifluoroacetic acids.

  1. ^ "Tribromacetic acid - C2HBr3O2 - ChemSpider". www.chemspider.com.