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| Preferred IUPAC name 4-Bromobenzaldehyde | |
| Other names p-Bromobenzaldehyde | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.013.060 |
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| Properties | |
| C7H5BrO | |
| Molar mass | 185.020 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | white solid |
| Odor | almond |
| Melting point | 57 °C (135 °F; 330 K) [1] |
| Boiling point | 255–258 °C (491–496 °F; 528–531 K) [1] |
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| Danger | |
| H302, H315, H319, H334, H335 | |
| P233, P260, P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P330, P332+P317, P337+P317, P342+P316, P362+P364, P403, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
| Related compounds | |
Related compounds | 3-Bromobenzaldehyde |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
4-Bromobenzaldehyde, or p-bromobenzaldehyde, is an organobromine compound with the formula BrC6H4CHO. It is one of three isomers of bromobenzaldehyde. [3] It displays reactivity characteristic of benzaldehyde and an aryl bromide.
4-Bromobenzaldehyde may be prepared in the laboratory in two steps by oxidation 4-bromotoluene. [4] In the first step, two bromine atoms are added to the methyl group of 4-bromotoluene by free radical bromination to form 4-bromobenzal bromide. In the second step, the dibrominated methyl group is hydrolyzed with calcium carbonate, then steam distilled to collect 4-bromobenzaldehyde.
Owing to the bromoaryl group, 4-bromobenzaldehyde participates in various cross coupling reactions, such as Suzuki coupling. [5] In a Sonogashira coupling it couples with trimethylsilylacetylene to form 4-((trimethylsilyl)ethynyl)benzaldehyde, precursor to 4-ethynylbenzaldehyde. [6]