Uses
5-Bromoacenaphthene serves as a precursor for synthesizing 5,6-dibromoacenaphthene and 5-bromo-6-chloroacenaphthene. It undergoes ring bromination with hypobromous acid in dioxane to yield 5,6-dibromoacenaphthene, or reacts with bromine to form 3,5- and 3,6-dibromo isomers. The compound also participates in further substitution reactions, including acylation and nitration[1].
References
[1]
Constantine, P. R., Deady, L. W., Topsom, R. D. (1969). Electrophilic substitution in acenaphthene and related compounds. II. Bromination and chlorination of bromo- and chloroacenaphthenes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 34(4), 1113–1115.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jo01256a074
