General Description
Soft, long, white crystals with a bromine odor.
Reactivity Profile
2,4,6-TRIBROMOPHENOL(118-79-6) can react with oxidizing materials .
Air & Water Reactions
Slightly soluble in water.
Hazard
By ingestion, inhalation, skin absorption.
Strong skin irritant.
Fire Hazard
Data is not available for this compound. 2,4,6-TRIBROMOPHENOL is probably non-flammable.
Chemical Properties
Long, soft white crystals. 2,4,6-Tribromophenol has a penetrating bromine odor.
Chemical Properties
WHITE TO SLIGHTLY BROWN POWDER
Uses
2,4,6-Tribromophenol is used as a certified reference standard for the determination of the analyte in multiple solid formulation drug products using gas chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry.
Definition
ChEBI: A bromophenol that is phenol substituted by bromo groups at positions 2, 4 and 6. It is commonly used as a fungicide and in the preparation of flame retardants.
Production Methods
2,4,6-Tribromophenol is produced by the controlled bromination
of phenol.
Flammability and Explosibility
Nonflammable
Purification Methods
Crystallise the phenol from EtOH or pet ether. Dry it under vacuum over P2O5 at room temperature. [Beilstein 6 IV 1067.]
