Chemical Properties
colourless liquid
Uses
Bromocyclohexane has been used to study the ionization of equatorial and axial conformational isomers of the chair-bromocyclohexane using vacuum ultraviolet mass-analyzed threshold ionization spectroscopy.
Preparation
Bromocyclohexane is synthesized by the reaction of cycloethanol and hydrobromic acid.
General Description
Axial conformer of bromocyclohexane forms inclusion complexes with 9,9′-bianthryl and exhibits a weak 1,3 diaxial Cl...H interaction. It participates in the alkylation reaction of of
para-xylene in the presence of graphite as catalyst to yield hydrocarbon.
Purification Methods
Shake the bromide with 60% aqueous HBr to remove the free alcohol. After removing excess HBr, the sample is dried and fractionally distilled. [IR: Roberts & Chambers J Am Chem Soc 73 5031 1951, Beilstein 5 III 48, 5 IV 67.]
