Chemical Properties
orange to brown fine crystalline powder
Uses
2,4,4,6-Tetrabromo-2,5-cyclohexadienone was used as catalyst for efficient deoxygenation of sulfoxides to their corresponding sulfides with 1,3-dithiane. It was also used as reagent for conversion of alcohols to azides.
Preparation
bromination of 2,4,6-tribromophenol with Bromine in acetic acid in the presence of sodium acetate.
General Description
2,4,4,6-Tetrabromo-2,5-cyclohexadienone forms solid charge-transfer molecular complexes with 4-(aminomethyl)piperidine and their spectroscopic characteristics were studied.
storage
2,4,4,6-Tetrabromo-2,5-cyclohexadienone should be kept in a dark vessel, well-protected from light.
