Phosphorus(V) bromide, is used in organic chemistry to convert carboxylic acids to acyl bromides
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Applications
Phosphorus(V) bromide, is used in organic chemistry to convert carboxylic acids to acyl bromides
Solubility
Reacts with water.
Notes
Moisture Sensitive. Keep container tightly closed. Store away from oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- K.B. Dillon.; T.C. Waddington.; D. Younger. The characterization of the ions [PClnBr4-n]+ (0 ≤ n ≤ 4) in HCl solution. Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters. 1973, 9, (1), 63-67.
- H. Donald Brooke Jenkins. Thermochemistry and energetics of the gaseous tetrabromophosphonium cation, PBr4+. Polyhedron. 1996, 15, (17), 2831-2834.