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TETRABROMOETHANE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
C2H2Br4
formula, see observation
25167-20-8
CAS number
OBS

tetrabromoethane: A generic term that encompasses two different isomers, i.e. CHBr2-CHBr2, the 1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethane form, also called acetylene tetrabromide, and BrCH2-CBr3. Since the first one is the only one important, it is the only one given in the English sources. See the record for "acetylene tetrabromide".

OBS

Chemical formula: C2H2Br4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C2H2Br4
formula, see observation
25167-20-8
CAS number
DEF

tétrabromo-éthane : Nom donné à deux liquides isomères C2H2Br4 : CHBr2-CHBr2 [...] [et] BrCH2-CBr3 [...]

DEF

tétrabrométhane : Composé de formule C2H2Br4. (Seul l'isomère 1,1,2,2, de formule Br2-CH-CHBr2 est important; il se forme par action du brome sur l'acétylène, d'où son nom de «tétrabromure d'acétylène» [voir cette fiche].

OBS

Formule chimique : C2H2Br4

Spanish

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