2,3,5,6-Tetrabromo-1,4-benzenediol

Names

[ Name ]:
2,3,5,6-Tetrabromo-1,4-benzenediol

[Synonym ]:
tetra-bromo-1,4-hydroquinone
Tetrabromo-p-hydroquinone
1,2,4,5-Tetrabromo-3,6-dihydroxybenzene
2,3,5,6-tetrabromobenzene-1,4-diol
1,4-Benzenediol, 2,3,5,6-tetrabromo-
2,3,5,6-Tetrabromo-1,4-benzenediol
MFCD00013970
tetrabromo-hydroquinone
2,3,5,6-tetrabromo-1,4-hydroquinone
1,2,4,5-Tetrabromo-3,6-dihydroxybenzeneTetrabromoquinol
EINECS 220-142-9
Tetrabromoquinol
2,3,5,6-Tetrabromohydroquinone
Tetrabromohydroquinone

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
2.8±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
304.4±37.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
252-255 °C(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₆H₂Br₄O₂

[ Molecular Weight ]:
425.695

[ Flash Point ]:
137.9±26.5 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
421.678802

[ PSA ]:
40.46000

[ LogP ]:
5.80

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.7 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.738

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS07

[ Signal Word ]:
Warning

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H315-H319-H335

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P305 + P351 + P338

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi: Irritant;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

Articles

Thermoresponsive dendrimers based on oligoethylene glycols: design, synthesis and cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 breast cancer cells.

Eur. J. Med. Chem. 69 , 848-54, (2013)

Three interesting thermoresponsive branched oligoethylene glycol dendrimers based on tetrabromohydroquinone were efficiently synthesized from tetrabromohydroquinone and three different oligoethylene g...

Tetrabromohydroquinone and riboflavin are possibly responsible for green luminescence in the luminous acorn worm, Ptychodera flava.

Luminescence 20(6) , 397-400, (2005)

2,3,5,6-Tetrabromohydroquinone was isolated as a luminous substance from Ptychodera flava. This compound emitted light after addition of hydrogen peroxide under basic conditions. Since hydroquinone ha...

Reaction of phenylphosphine with p-quinones. Pudovik AN, et al.

Russ. Chem. Bull. 27(7) , 1450-1452, (1978)