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Chemical Abstract Number (CAS #) 108861
SynonymsBromobenzene
Analytical Methods EPA Method 502.2
EPA Method 503.1
EPA Method 524.1
EPA Method 524.2
EPA Method 8010B
EPA Method 8021A
Molecular FormulaC6H5Br
Use SOLVENT; CHEM INT IN ORG SYNTHESIS, ESP TO MAKE PHENYL MAGNESIUM BROMIDE; AS ADDITIVE TO MOTOR OILS; AS SOLVENT, ESP FOR CRYSTALLIZATIONS ON A LARGE SCALE & WHERE A HEAVY LIQ IS DESIRABLE MOTOR FUELS; TOP-CYLINDER COMPD
Apparent Color MOBILE LIQUID ; COLORLESS
Odor AROMATIC ODOR
Boiling Point 156.2 DEG C @ 760 MM HG
Melting Point -30.6 DEG C (SOLIDIFIES)
Molecular Weight 157.02
Density @ 10 DEG C/4 DEG C: 1.5083; @ 15 DEG C/4 DEG C: 1.5017; @ 20 DEG C/4 DEG C: 1.4952; @ 30 DEG C/4 DEG C: 1.4815; @ 71 DEG C/4 DEG C: 1.426; @ 0 DEG C/4 DEG C: 1.5220
Sensitivity Data IRRITANT TO SKIN.
Drinking Water Impact DURING CHLORINATION WATER TREATMENT, BROMOBENZENE CAN BE FORMED IN SMALL QUANTITIES HAS BEEN FOUND IN FINISHED WATER IN LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AREA EFFL: ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS OF SECONDARY EFFLUENTS FROM PUBLICLY-OWNED TREATMENT WORKS IN ILLINOIS WERE ANALYZED BY CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROSCOPY. EMPHASIS WAS GIVEN TO SECONDARY EFFLUENTS FROM MUNICIPAL TREATMENT PLANTS RECEIVING INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES AS PART OF THE INFLUENT. BROMOBENZENE WAS DETECTED IN ONE COMPOSITE SAMPLE FROM THE FIRST MANHOLE DOWNSTREAM OF A TREATMENT PROCESS.

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